Post trial lawsuits against Michael Jackson
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Since People v. Jackson ended in June 2005, there have been many reports of more lawsuits developing against Michael Jackson.
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[edit] Animal neglect
In early 2006, a Neverland Ranch veterinarian claimed that since Jackson left the United States in 2005 to reside in Bahrain, he allegedly has not provided for the welfare of his exotic animals at the Neverland Ranch. The veterinarian reportedly sued him for unpaid bills of nearly $100,000 in a California court. However, according to a federal agency that inspected the menagerie after a complaint by an animal rights group, the animals at Michael Jackson's Neverland Valley Ranch zoo were not being mistreated. As a result, there was no further action taken in regard to the complaints filed by the Neverland Ranch veterinarian.
[edit] Sexual assault
In 2006 more allegations of sexual assault were leveled against Michael Jackson by a man who claims Michael Jackson molested him, intoxicated him with drugs and alcohol, and forced him to undergo unnecessary cosmetic surgery. The lawsuit, filed in Orange County Superior Court, claims Jackson "repeatedly and forcefully" sexually molested the plaintiff from 1987 (when he was two years old) until December 1999, at locations that were owned, leased or rented by defendants. Other defendants in the case include various divisions of Sony Music (Jackson's record label). The plaintiff accuses Sony of conspiring with Jackson and allowing the alleged acts to occur. The judge refused to hear the case as the allegations were untrue and Jackson could prove he was on tour in other parts of the worlds at the time the alleged incidents occurred.
[edit] The Schaffel Case
In 2006, F. Marc Schaffel claimed that Michael Jackson owed him $3.8 million for unpaid loans, unpaid salary for a charity single, and a share of proceeds from 2 TV programs which were made to improve Jackson's image. Schaffel would later reduce the amount he was asking from $3.8m to $1.6m and finally to $1.4m. Jackson allegedly sacked Schaffel after discovering he was a director of gay pornography. On 14 July 2006, the jury awarded Schaffel $900,000, however, the jury also awarded Jackson with $200,000 plus interest, after initially asking for $660,000.
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