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Jackson doctor’s defense challenges key expert

AppId is over the quota AppId is over the quota LOS ANGELES (AP) — The lead attorney for the doctor charged in Michael Jackson’s death challenged a key prosecution expert Friday about his contention that the physician was responsible for the death of the singer.Attorney Ed Chernoff cross-examined Dr. Steven Shafer, who previously testified that [...]

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Prosecutors wrapping up Michael Jackson death case

AppId is over the quota AppId is over the quota LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Prosecutors were close to wrapping up their case in the manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson’s doctor after a top state witness on Thursday slammed the physician’s treatment of the late pop star.Prosecutors, who called their last witness on Thursday, claim that [...]

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Michael Jackson top earner among dead celebrities

AppId is over the quota AppId is over the quota LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Michael Jackson was named this year’s top-earning dead celebrity on Tuesday in a list compiled by financial website Forbes.com, earning the title for the second year in a row following his death in 2009.“Thriller” singer Jackson, who died aged 50 of [...]

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Doctor: Drug ‘cocktail’ killed Michael Jackson

AppId is over the quota AppId is over the quota LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dr. Conrad Murray’s use of a cocktail of drugs on Michael Jackson as he struggled to fall asleep on the day he died was a “recipe for disaster” and ultimately caused his death, a UCLA sleep therapy expert testified Thursday.Dr. Nader [...]

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Janet Jackson interrupts Australian tour to be with family

AppId is over the quota AppId is over the quota (Reuters) – Janet Jackson is putting her Australian tour on hold and returning to the United States to be with her family in the midst of the trial of her brother Michael’s doctor.A statement on Jackson’s website said that “after private discussions with her family [...]

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Expert: Swallowing propofol wouldn’t kill Jackson

AppId is over the quota AppId is over the quota LOS ANGELES (AP) — An expert in the powerful anesthetic blamed for Michael Jackson’s death told jurors Thursday there is no way the pop star could have caused his own death by swallowing the drug, a theory defense attorneys had suggested might be a centerpiece [...]

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Jackson physician acted like employee not doctor: expert

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Propofol infusion dominates Jackson doctor’s trial

AppId is over the quota AppId is over the quota LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A top medical expert offered damaging testimony against Michael Jackson’s former doctor on Thursday, calling one defense theory a “crazy scenario” and offering a dramatic look at how the drug that killed the pop star could have been infused into his [...]

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Witness: Jackson doctor caused singer’s death

AppId is over the quota AppId is over the quota LOS ANGELES (AP) — A medical expert looked jurors in the eyes Wednesday and told them that Michael Jackson’s doctor committed 17 flagrant violations of the standard of care for his famous patient and was directly responsible for the death of the King of Pop.Dr. [...]

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Jackson trial focuses on singer’s Demerol use

AppId is over the quota AppId is over the quota LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A sleep medicine expert testified on Thursday that Michael Jackson’s reliance on the painkiller Demerol could have led to insomnia, but said the singer’s doctor still erred by giving him propofol to sleep.Dr Conrad Murray is on trial for involuntary manslaughter [...]

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