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Litigation

Jan. 15, 2014

Judge formally denies retrial in singer's wrongful death suit

A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge stuck with her tentative ruling and denied a new trial in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by Michael Jackson's family.

By Chase Scheinbaum
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge stuck with her tentative ruling and denied a new trial in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by Michael Jackson's family. Judge Yvette M. Palazuelos issued her 46-page final ruling on the matter Friday.

Attorneys with Panish, Shea & Boyle LLP, the firm representing the star's mother and children, argued that the wording of the special verdict form was a misstatement of state law...

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