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Employ dr. conrad murray. >> even if he was hired by aeg live he was not hired negligently. there were no indications there was a problem with dr. conrad murray. its not just that you hired but you had to hire knowing there was a problem. and aeg live had no indication at any point there was a problem with dr. conrad murray. >> sunny hostin has been following the case. >> aeg lives defense is interesting. its listen, we didnt pick conrad murray, michael jackson picked conrad murray. michael jack...

>> hi, my name is prince michael jackson, and i am my daddy -- and im daddys baby. and i love my daddy. >> and im my daddys baby. >> months after the trial began the jurors heard closing arguments. >> they dont want to answer the questions. >> the judge read the jury a special verdict form with 16 questions. >> this case involved a number of legal questions. first of all was dr. murray hired by aeg live and should aeg live pay damages. a lot of complex legal questions within that. >> then jurors...

♪ they dont really care about us ♪ he didnt like them. and he heard his own father say while sobbing, "theyre trying to kill me." >> another powerful witness, the matriarch of the jackson clan, katherine jackson. >> katherine jackson said she was there to speak up for her son. she says, "hes not here to talk for himself. im here for that." so through katherine jackson we were hearing michael jackson. >> michaels mother has been in court every day. >> katherine jackson is in her 80s. shes a g...

And in that interview philips said the decision to hire conrad murray and pay him $150,000 a month was solely michaels choice. >> he stared at me with this very deep stare and said you dont understand. my body is what fuels this entire venture and like barack obama i need my own physician with me 24/7. okay. thats not negotiable. >> after 83 days of testimony, the juror reached a verdict. >> there has been a verdict in the michael jackson wrongful death lafayette. >> was dr. conrad murray unfit ...

Limited to focus on specifically, was dr. murray at the time he was hired, fit and competent to be a general practitioner. and they said that was a conclusion that was supported by he had never been sued. he had been practicing for a while and went to a good school. of course, on the surface he was fit and competent. >> the verdict means that neither cat ran jackson nor michael jacksons children will get any money from aeg live. the family has played a major role in this trial. his oldest son, p...

>> the defense used the deposition of randy jackson, michaels brother, to argue that not only was michael addicted to drugs but he would have resisted any efforts at an intervention. >> aeg live said if the family cant help him, if the family cant stop him, how could we as concert promoters ever be expected to have done that? i think that was one of their strongest witnesses. >> michael jacksons two oldest children, prince and paris, were on the witness list to testify until -- >> paris jackson,...

Aeg defendants are negligent in their hiring, retaining or supervising of dr. conrad murray which led to the death of michael jackson. >> guilty of the crime of involuntary manslaughter. >> conrad murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for giving michael jackson a deadly dose of propofol, a powerful surgical anesthetic. >> the jacksons hired an expert who worked with artists for decades to estimate what would michael jackson possibly with a reasonable certainty have earned had he not d...

We will be exploring all options legally and financially and make a decision about anything at a later time. >> dr. attorney marvin putnam was not surprised by the verdict. >> aeg live didnt do something wrong here and were not going to be shaken down. you cant do what they do for a living and let people knock on your door and say im going to bring a cause of action unless you bring me cash. you cant do that. >> the verdict means that the jackson family will not get any money from aeg live. stil...

They answered no to that. that was question two of 16 so that ended the deliberations right there. the aeg attorneys very happy vindicated. jacksons attorneys may consider an appeal. >> well be right back. no matter how busy your morning you can always do something better for yourself. and better is so easy with benefiber. fiber thats taste-free, grit-free and dissolves completely. so you can feel free to add it to anything. and feel better about doing it. better it with benefiber. see who does ...

Highway. 14 others were injured. a jury ruled that aeg was not negligent when they hired dr. conrad murray. well have more news later. now back to hardball. veterans stormed past barriers at the world war ii memorial in washington. they previously scheduled visit to the memorial but found it closed due to the government shut down. a shut down caused by the i have republican members of congress who paraded them through the lines today. among them, michelle bachman and louie gohmert. this was ...