Los Angeles — A look at key moments this past week in the wrongful death trial in Los Angeles between Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, and concert giant Aeg Live LLC, and what is expected at court in the week ahead:
The Case
Jackson's mother wants a jury to determine that the promoter of Jackson's planned comeback concerts didn't properly investigate Dr. Conrad Murray, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter by a criminal jury for Jackson's June 2009 death. Aeg's attorney says the case is about personal choice, namely Jackson's decision to have Murray serve as his doctor and give him doses of a powerful anesthetic as a sleep aid. Millions, possibly billions, of dollars are at stake.
What Happened This Past Week
_Jackson's mother told jurors she did not believe her son was responsible for his own death and broke down in tears as she described the difficulty of listening...
The Case
Jackson's mother wants a jury to determine that the promoter of Jackson's planned comeback concerts didn't properly investigate Dr. Conrad Murray, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter by a criminal jury for Jackson's June 2009 death. Aeg's attorney says the case is about personal choice, namely Jackson's decision to have Murray serve as his doctor and give him doses of a powerful anesthetic as a sleep aid. Millions, possibly billions, of dollars are at stake.
What Happened This Past Week
_Jackson's mother told jurors she did not believe her son was responsible for his own death and broke down in tears as she described the difficulty of listening...
- 7/27/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Los Angeles — Michael Jackson had a high tolerance for certain drugs and wasn't always forthcoming with his medical history, a nurse anesthetist who treated the singer testified Thursday.
Witness David Fournier told jurors he had worked with Jackson for a decade until the relationship ended in 2003, when Fournier refused to participate in a medical procedure.
Jackson was acting "goofy" and was slow to respond to standard questions before a scheduled cosmetic surgery that was canceled after Fournier refused to administer an anesthetic, he said.
The incident came a few months after Fournier said he had to help Jackson breath while undergoing another procedure and later determined that Jackson had not disclosed a new medical condition.
"He wasn't honest with me," Fournier said.
At the time, Jackson had an implant in his abdomen to block the effects of Demerol and other opiate drugs.
Fournier testified that he had given the singer...
Witness David Fournier told jurors he had worked with Jackson for a decade until the relationship ended in 2003, when Fournier refused to participate in a medical procedure.
Jackson was acting "goofy" and was slow to respond to standard questions before a scheduled cosmetic surgery that was canceled after Fournier refused to administer an anesthetic, he said.
The incident came a few months after Fournier said he had to help Jackson breath while undergoing another procedure and later determined that Jackson had not disclosed a new medical condition.
"He wasn't honest with me," Fournier said.
At the time, Jackson had an implant in his abdomen to block the effects of Demerol and other opiate drugs.
Fournier testified that he had given the singer...
- 7/26/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
The prosecution in the Michael Jackson trial just dropped a bombshell by introduced new testimony from one of Michael Jackson’s medics that the singer, at one point in his life, was trying to get clean by using an opiate blocking implant of Naltraxone. Michael Jackson was cryptic with his medical history, a nurse anesthetist who treated the singer testified Thursday. Witness David Fournier told jurors he had worked with Jackson for a decade until the relationship ended in 2003, when Fournier refused to participate in a cosmetic medical procedure. Jackson actions appeared "goofy" according to CNN and he was slow to respond to standard questions. Fournier refused to administer an anesthetic, he said. "He wasn't honest with me," Fournier...
- 7/26/2013
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
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