Michael Jackson’s three children ‘deserve’ £53million payouts

Michael Jackson’s three children
‘deserve’ to get £53million each in
damages, the family’s lawyer told a
court.
Brian Panish is also calling for the dead
star’s mother to be paid £22million for
non-economic damages such as the loss of
love and comfort.
It was the first time a figure has been put
forward during the long running trial of
Katherine Jackson versus AEG Live LLC.
The children – Prince, Paris and Blanket –
should be given the substantial payout
because they are still young and had a right
to share in their father’s wealth, Mr Panish
argued.
Jackson could have earned more than
£650million had he lived longer and not
agreed to take part in a comeback tour in
2009, the family’s team believe.
A key argument in their claim is that
Conrad Murray, the doctor hired to look
after the troubled singer, was incompetent
and interested only in money.
Murray was convicted in 2011 of involuntary
manslaughter after giving Jackson an
overdose of propofol as he tried to sleep
during preparations for his This Is It
concerts in London. Jackson died, aged 50,
in 2009.
The plaintiffs can speak again and the case,
being heard in Los Angeles, is expected to
go to the jury Thursday.