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Friday, February 06, 2015

Entertainment & Sports Law

Weekly Summaries Distributed February 6, 2015
  • Jackson v. AEG Live, LLC
    Labor & Employment Law, Entertainment & Sports Law, Medical Malpractice, Injury Law 
    California Court of Appeal
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Jackson v. AEG Live, LLC

Court: California Court of Appeal Docket:B252411Opinion Date: January 30, 2015
Areas of Law: Labor & Employment Law, Entertainment & Sports Law, Medical Malpractice, Injury Law
AEG hired Dr. Murray as entertainer Michael Jackson’s personal physician for a concert tour. Michael died of acute propofol intoxication while under Murray’s care. Katherine Jackson, on behalf of herself and as guardian of Michael’s children, Michael Jr., Paris-Michael and Prince Michael, filed suit for negligence hiring, retention, and supervision. The jury found that Murray was not unfit or incompetent to perform the work for which he was hired. The court of appeal affirmed, holding that the trial court did not err in summarily adjudicating negligence because AEG did not owe Michael a duty to refrain from exerting pressure over Murray; AEG did not undertake to provide protective services to Michael; and AEG owed Michael no duty arising out of the contract with Murray. The court also did not err in summarily adjudicating respondeat superior because the undisputed facts establish that Murray was an independent contractor as a matter of law; AEG is not liable under the peculiar risk doctrine as an independent contractor; and Murray was not an agent of AEG. The trial court did not err in instructing the jurors with a modified jury instruction along with the special verdict form; the special verdict was legally sufficient.
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