The Jackson Siblings
Michael Jackson’s mother is considering filing a wrongful death lawsuit to avenge her son - and the singer's personal physician is a likely defendant, according to her lawyer.
Police investigating Jackson's 25 June death are considering charging Dr Conrad Murray with manslaughter amid reports the personal physician injected the superstar with a deadly shot of powerful anaesthetic Propofol.
Now Katherine, 79, is looking to sue Murray over his alleged involvement in the singer's demise. Attorney Burt Levitch says, "The possibility of a wrongful death action has been floated. In that regard, no decision has been finalised... Dr Murray's name has been floated because he is under investigation."
Levitch declined to confirm whether concert promoters AEG Live, who were overseeing Jackson's This Is It shows, might be targeted, but added: "It's fairly obvious from press accounts that AEG had a very active role in Michael's life for the last six months. They paid for his home and for Dr Conrad Murray."
Miranda Sevcik, publicist for Murray's attorney Edward Chernoff, maintains Levitch's comments do not necessarily mean a court case "is imminent". Sevcik adds, "Whether or not the Jackson family decides to proceed with a civil suit is up to them."
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