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Transferring this article here (thank you to TSCM) was in the other news thread but its todays news :wink:
http://www.kansas.com/485/story/409515.html
LA judge rejects new trial in Michael Jackson taping case
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES - A judge on Monday denied a new trial for a Santa Monica-based air charter service that was ordered to pay $20.25 million for secretly videotaping Michael Jackson and his lawyers as they flew to the pop star's surrender on molestation charges in 2003.
Superior Court Judge Soussan G. Bruguera rejected the motion by the now-defunct company XtraJet Inc. and its owner Jeffrey Borer.
In March, Bruguera ordered XtraJet to pay the $20.25 million to Jackson's lawyer, Mark Geragos, and his associate, Pat Harris, for invading their privacy in order to sell the video of Jackson to the media. The pop star was a plaintiff in the 2003 lawsuit, but later withdrew from the case.
Borer and his associate Arvel Jetter Reeves, the mechanic who installed cameras in the plane, pleaded guilty to conspiracy last year. Borer was sentenced to six months home detention so he could care for his ailing wife, while Reeves received an eight-month prison sentence.
Borer's lawyer, Lloyd Kirschbaum, said he would appeal the compensatory and punitive awards.
Kirschbaum said the judge ignored crucial evidence in favor of his client because she mistakenly believed that the tape included sound.
Without audio captured on the tape, Geragos and Harris could not claim a breach of the attorney-client privilege, Kirschbaum argued.
He also said the plaintiff won't be able to collect from XtraJet because the company is bankrupt.
"It's like trying to get money from Enron," Kirschbaum said.
Geragos' attorney, Brian Kabateck, praised the decision. He said Kirschbaum's motion raised the same issues the defense had argued unsuccessfully before.
Even if the tape, which is in the hands of the FBI, had no audio on it when obtained by authorities, the intention was to record conversations, said Kabateck.
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Former Jackson 5 singer Jermaine Jackson and wife divorce
The Associated Press
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The former Jackson 5 member and now ex-wife Alejandra Jackson have finalized their divorce, according to papers filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court.
Jermaine Jackson agreed to pay $50,000 for Alejandra's attorney fees and $50,000 for back child support payments.
Alejandra Jackson waived all spousal support and any rights to her ex-husband's jewelry, furniture and his business, Jermaine Jackson Entertainment, Inc.
The couple's two children will live with their mother while their father will have visitation rights, according to court papers. Jermaine Jackson agreed to pay $3,000 per month in child support.
The couple married in 1995 and filed for divorce in 2007.
Attempts to find a contact number for Jermaine Jackson, Michael Jackson's older brother, were not successful. A call to his attorney after business hours Monday was not returned.
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_9318992
Endless love affair with Supreme diva Ross
..."Discovering" The Jackson 5 -- She didn't, really. That was a promotional scheme cooked up by Motown to set up the group's debut album Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5. However, she did introduce the group to the public on television and Michael Jackson has always let it be known that he considers Diana his mentor...
http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald....html?id=816a8941-c3ad-40af-9a46-05afc79abe88
1997 - Michael Jackson's "Blood On The Dance Floor: HIStory..." was released.
1997 - Michael Jackson's video "HIStory On Film Volume 2" was released.
2003 - Michael Jackson arrived in Indianapolis for a deposition planned for the next day. The lawsuit alleged that the Jackson Five had violated copyrights and infringed on the trade name Ripples & Waves in 1967.
That's it for now will add more once it's available :yes:
Transferring this article here (thank you to TSCM) was in the other news thread but its todays news :wink:
http://www.kansas.com/485/story/409515.html
LA judge rejects new trial in Michael Jackson taping case
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES - A judge on Monday denied a new trial for a Santa Monica-based air charter service that was ordered to pay $20.25 million for secretly videotaping Michael Jackson and his lawyers as they flew to the pop star's surrender on molestation charges in 2003.
Superior Court Judge Soussan G. Bruguera rejected the motion by the now-defunct company XtraJet Inc. and its owner Jeffrey Borer.
In March, Bruguera ordered XtraJet to pay the $20.25 million to Jackson's lawyer, Mark Geragos, and his associate, Pat Harris, for invading their privacy in order to sell the video of Jackson to the media. The pop star was a plaintiff in the 2003 lawsuit, but later withdrew from the case.
Borer and his associate Arvel Jetter Reeves, the mechanic who installed cameras in the plane, pleaded guilty to conspiracy last year. Borer was sentenced to six months home detention so he could care for his ailing wife, while Reeves received an eight-month prison sentence.
Borer's lawyer, Lloyd Kirschbaum, said he would appeal the compensatory and punitive awards.
Kirschbaum said the judge ignored crucial evidence in favor of his client because she mistakenly believed that the tape included sound.
Without audio captured on the tape, Geragos and Harris could not claim a breach of the attorney-client privilege, Kirschbaum argued.
He also said the plaintiff won't be able to collect from XtraJet because the company is bankrupt.
"It's like trying to get money from Enron," Kirschbaum said.
Geragos' attorney, Brian Kabateck, praised the decision. He said Kirschbaum's motion raised the same issues the defense had argued unsuccessfully before.
Even if the tape, which is in the hands of the FBI, had no audio on it when obtained by authorities, the intention was to record conversations, said Kabateck.
Mentionings:
Former Jackson 5 singer Jermaine Jackson and wife divorce
The Associated Press
Article Launched: 05/20/2008 12:08:22 AM PDT
var requestedWidth = 0;
if(requestedWidth > 0){ document.getElementById('articleViewerGroup').style.width = requestedWidth + "px"; document.getElementById('articleViewerGroup').style.margin = "0px 0px 10px 10px"; } LOS ANGELES—Jermaine Jackson is going solo.
The former Jackson 5 member and now ex-wife Alejandra Jackson have finalized their divorce, according to papers filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court.
Jermaine Jackson agreed to pay $50,000 for Alejandra's attorney fees and $50,000 for back child support payments.
Alejandra Jackson waived all spousal support and any rights to her ex-husband's jewelry, furniture and his business, Jermaine Jackson Entertainment, Inc.
The couple's two children will live with their mother while their father will have visitation rights, according to court papers. Jermaine Jackson agreed to pay $3,000 per month in child support.
The couple married in 1995 and filed for divorce in 2007.
Attempts to find a contact number for Jermaine Jackson, Michael Jackson's older brother, were not successful. A call to his attorney after business hours Monday was not returned.
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_9318992
Endless love affair with Supreme diva Ross
..."Discovering" The Jackson 5 -- She didn't, really. That was a promotional scheme cooked up by Motown to set up the group's debut album Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5. However, she did introduce the group to the public on television and Michael Jackson has always let it be known that he considers Diana his mentor...
http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald....html?id=816a8941-c3ad-40af-9a46-05afc79abe88
Today in
Michael Jackson History
Michael Jackson History
1997 - Michael Jackson's "Blood On The Dance Floor: HIStory..." was released.
1997 - Michael Jackson's video "HIStory On Film Volume 2" was released.
2003 - Michael Jackson arrived in Indianapolis for a deposition planned for the next day. The lawsuit alleged that the Jackson Five had violated copyrights and infringed on the trade name Ripples & Waves in 1967.
[SIZE=+2]Michael Jackson Quote[/SIZE]
Get me out
Into the night-time
Four walls won't hold me tonight
If this town
Is just an apple
Then let me take a bite
- Michael Jackson, Human Nature
Into the night-time
Four walls won't hold me tonight
If this town
Is just an apple
Then let me take a bite
- Michael Jackson, Human Nature
That's it for now will add more once it's available :yes:
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