Michael Jackson's mother has filed a lawsuit against AEG Live for the death of her son, Michael Jackson
Autopsy reports revealed that Jackson's death was due to lack of medical equipment at the home where Dr. Conrad Murray administered power drugs to help Michael sleep before his death. The suit claims that the concert production company controlled Jackson's health and hired Dr. Murray as his primary physician, making AEG Live responsible for his death.
The suit claims that Murray was "selected by, hired by, and controlled by AEG," a worldwide concert promotion and production company.
"Indeed, AEG demanded and required that Michael Jackson be treated by this particular doctor to ensure that Michael Jackson would attend all rehearsals and shows on the tour," the suit said.
The lawsuit contends that the concert production company had a legal responsibility to "treat him safely and to not put him in harms' way."
"AEG, despite its knowledge of Michael Jackson's physical condition, breached those duties by putting its desire for massive profits from the tour over the health and safety of Michael Jackson," it said.
The company failed to provide Murray with cardio-pulmonary resuscitation equipment and a nurse as was promised in his employment contract, the suit said.
Legal reps for AEG Live refute the allegations saying the company never hired Dr. Murray because he was Jackson's longtime personal physician.
The suit details warning signs of Michael's physical conditions that were ignored by the concert company.
"AEG was well aware of his condition but did not postpone any rehearsals, nor did AEG relent in its demands that Jackson continue to maintain the grueling rehearsal schedule," the suit said. "Rather than react reasonably and relax the rehearsal schedule so Michael Jackson could recuperate from his physical problems, AEG insisted that he attend every rehearsal in a grueling schedule, threatening that if he missed even one more, they would cancel the tour."
"He had impaired memory, loss of appetite, dehydration, and absence of energy," it said. "He was cold and shivering during the summer rehearsals for this show."
The company "should have known that it was jeopardizing Jackson's health and safety by assuming control over the doctor-patient relationship between Jackson and Murray, and by directing and influencing Murray to act without regard to medical safety standards," it said.
Dr. Murray faces involuntary-manslaughter charges filed by Katherine and Joseph Jackson that will be argued at a trail date set for January 4, 2011 [Read More Here].
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