Michael Jackson wrongful death case taken up to court again

Michael Jackson wrongful death case taken up to court again

The father of legendary singer and “King of Pop” Michael Jackson, who died in June 2009, will be filing anew a lawsuit of wrongful death against his late son’s physician. Joe Jackson will refile the suit on Tuesday in state court after a federal judge ordered it to be heard there instead of the federal court. Dr. Conrad Murray, the singer’s doctor, will pay an unspecified amount of damages if proven guilty of wrongful death. He has already entered a plea of not guilty in the separate criminal case he is facing for involuntary manslaughter when he allegedly administered the powerful anesthetic propofol which caused the singer’s death. The case was considered a homicide by the Los Angeles County coroner.

The suit alleges that Dr. Murray committed medical negligence in giving the anesthetic to his patient and withheld information from paramedics who arrived at the scene about administering propofol to the singer. “This has been a long process and the facts of Michael’s death have been way too slow in emerging,” said Brian Oxman, counsel for Joe Jackson. “There is still much to discover and we’re going to find it out.”

Also charged was the pharmacy who sold the anesthetic to Dr. Murray during the weeks leading to Michael Jackson’s death. The amount of propofol given to the doctor was allegedly excessive. Authorities uncovered records of Applied Pharmacy’s transactions with Dr. Murray through search warrants obtained in November 2009. The doctor’s attorneys said their client did not administer any drug that could have killed the iconic singer. Since Murray was charged, his licenses in California, Texas and Nevada have all been restricted.

Posted by Kade Quinn on Wednesday December 01 2010, 4:47 AM EST. Ref: AP. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Entertainment, Featured News. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0