After 5 months of trial, and deliberation that took less than a week, the jury has found the Anschutz Entertainment Group not liable for the wrongful-death suit that the Michael Jackson's family has charged them with. The not guilty charge has spared the concert promoter and will help clear its reputation.
Michael Jackson's family, specifically his mother, as well as his three children, Paris, Prince and Blanket sough a total of $1.2 billion in damages. The figure was arrived at because it supposedly represented Michael Jackson's future earning potential had he not died.
Michael Jackson died back in 2009 while he was preparing for a 50-run concert tour that was supposed to kick off in London. His death was due to a surgical anesthetic that was administered by a doctor that Michael Jackson hired, after he complained of sleeplessness.
The Jacksons, in their case, said that AEG showed negligence in hiring the doctor, identified as Conrad Murray, wile preparing for the concert tour. Michael Jackson died in his home in Los Angeles after a rehearsal, but even before the concert tour even started.
In 2011, Conrad Murray was convicted of manslaughter, and the jury decided that he had wrongly treated the singer with propofol, a kind of sedative. Conrad Murray was then sentenced to 4 years in prison. However, he is being released this month instead under certain rules that were set to reduce prison crowding.
The lawyers for the Jacksons were successful in convincing the jury that it was AEG who had hired Murray, although a formal contract was never really found.
However, the jury also decided that Murray was not really incompetent to care for the singer, which was why AEG ultimately won the case.
The singer's children were not present to hear the sentencing. The singer's mother, Katherine Jackson left the courthouse without any comment.
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