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Michael Jackson death liability trial
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The case seems to hinge around whether AEG could reasonably have known that the doctor it hired might do dangerous things, in which case it would share liability with Jackson and the doctor. That doesn't mean that any of this is decided, just that the court is willing to allow a jury to decide questions of fact on these issues:

"There is a triable issue of fact as to whether it was foreseeable that such a physician under strong financial pressure may compromise his Hippocratic Oath and do what was known by AEG Live's executives to be an unfortunate practice in the entertainment industry for financial gain," the judge wrote."

The judge seems to be saying that the plaintiffs have provided enough evidence that a case could possibly be made, that the case to be made satisfies legal requirements for awarding damages, and that a trial is the way for the defense to try to tear down the plaintiff's case. Considering the stakes involved and the fact that Jackson might conceivably have made lots more money in his lifetime, and that he really didn't have to die the way he did or at the time in life he did -- all of this argues for the law to decide.
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Michael Jackson death liability trial - by Black - 04-03-2013, 04:54 AM
Re: Michael Jackson death liability trial - by Ca Bob - 04-03-2013, 10:02 AM

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