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The lawsuit charges that AEG is responsible for medical decisions made by Dr. Conrad Murray. He has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Jackson's death.
Jackson's mother charged that the AEG group did not give her son appropriate medical care during rehearsals for the shows, and alleged negligence in allowing Murray to care exclusively for her son.
In addition, one of Jackson's sons, Michael Jr., "witnessed his father suffering and accordingly has suffered great trauma and severe emotional distress," the suit claims.
An AEG spokesman, Michael Roth, said the company had not seen the lawsuit and had no immediate comment.
Los Angeles judge Michael Pastor has set a January 2011 hearing to weigh whether there is sufficient evidence to prosecute Murray for involuntary manslaughter over the singer's death.
The 57-year-old doctor, who was with Jackson when he died June 25, 2009, was charged with involuntary manslaughter in February this year, but is free on a 75,000 dollar bond.
Officials have ruled that Jackson died after being injected with a powerful cocktail of sedatives and painkillers, including propofol, which the singer regularly requested from Murray to help him sleep.
Jackson's death sent shockwaves around the world, and family and fans were outraged to learn that the man dubbed the King of Pop was administered a dangerous mix of powerful prescription drugs in the hours before his death.
Murray, who was born in Grenada and grew up in Trinidad before moving to the United States, has denied the charges against him, which were filed after a painstaking seven-month probe involving local and federal investigators.
At a June hearing, Pastor refused a California Medical Board request that Murray be banned from practicing until the charges against him were resolved. The judge said another court had already barred Murray from injecting patients with strong sedatives, including propofol.
The doctor, who was the last person to see Jackson alive, has admitted administering drugs to the singer to help him sleep shortly before his death.
He could face up to four years in prison if convicted.
Jackson died from a drug overdose at a rented Los Angeles mansion on June 25 last year, a seismic celebrity death that triggered a global outpouring of tributes for the eccentric genius known as "The King of Pop".
Jackson's father, Joe Jackson, has filed separately a wrongful death lawsuit against Murray.
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Jackson's mother charged that the AEG group did not give her son appropriate medical care during rehearsals for the shows, and alleged negligence in allowing Murray to care exclusively for her son.
In addition, one of Jackson's sons, Michael Jr., "witnessed his father suffering and accordingly has suffered great trauma and severe emotional distress," the suit claims.
An AEG spokesman, Michael Roth, said the company had not seen the lawsuit and had no immediate comment.
Los Angeles judge Michael Pastor has set a January 2011 hearing to weigh whether there is sufficient evidence to prosecute Murray for involuntary manslaughter over the singer's death.
The 57-year-old doctor, who was with Jackson when he died June 25, 2009, was charged with involuntary manslaughter in February this year, but is free on a 75,000 dollar bond.
Officials have ruled that Jackson died after being injected with a powerful cocktail of sedatives and painkillers, including propofol, which the singer regularly requested from Murray to help him sleep.
Jackson's death sent shockwaves around the world, and family and fans were outraged to learn that the man dubbed the King of Pop was administered a dangerous mix of powerful prescription drugs in the hours before his death.
Murray, who was born in Grenada and grew up in Trinidad before moving to the United States, has denied the charges against him, which were filed after a painstaking seven-month probe involving local and federal investigators.
At a June hearing, Pastor refused a California Medical Board request that Murray be banned from practicing until the charges against him were resolved. The judge said another court had already barred Murray from injecting patients with strong sedatives, including propofol.
The doctor, who was the last person to see Jackson alive, has admitted administering drugs to the singer to help him sleep shortly before his death.
He could face up to four years in prison if convicted.
Jackson died from a drug overdose at a rented Los Angeles mansion on June 25 last year, a seismic celebrity death that triggered a global outpouring of tributes for the eccentric genius known as "The King of Pop".
Jackson's father, Joe Jackson, has filed separately a wrongful death lawsuit against Murray.
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