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Joe Jackson Files Wrongful Death Suit Against Dr. Conrad Murray
On behalf of Milwaukee personal injury attorney Ric Domnitz of Domnitz & Domnitz, S.C. posted in Wrongful Death on Thursday, June 24, 2010.
According to several reports, Joe Jackson, the father of late pop-star Michael Jackson, has planned to file a wrongful death suit against his son’s former personal doctor, Dr. Conrad Murray. The suit allegedly claims that Murray had consumed alcohol the night he administered a lethal dose of Propofol to Jackson.
According to legal documents served to Murray, Jackson claims that Murray had been consuming alcohol at a gentlemen’s club prior to treating Michael Jackson the same evening. The court documents stated, “On June 25, 2009, prior to treating Michael Jackson, the defendant was at a ‘strip club’ called ‘Sam’s Hofbrau’ in Los Angeles. It was reckless for him to ‘drink’ prior to administering anesthesia to Michael Jackson. He concealed his conduct from Michael.”
Representatives for Dr. Murray commented that Joe Jackson’s claims are “utter nonsense.” His defense is confident that these charges will be dismissed. They expressed that Murray barely had time to shower in the weeks leading up to Jackson’s death, so how could Murray have had time to go to a gentleman’s club.
According to Wikipedia, Propofol, distributed by AstraZeneca and also referred to as Diprivan, acts as a short-acting, intravenously administered hypnotic agent. It is mostly used for the induction and maintenance of general anesthesia, sedation for mechanically ventilated adults and procedural sedation.
Jackson reportedly served Dr. Murray with court documents on March 27, 2010. However, due to California law, Joe Jackson must wait 90 days before bringing the suit to court. The 90-day waiting period will be up tomorrow, June 25, the one-year anniversary of Michael Jackson’s death.
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