>> was he unfit to perform the work with which he was hired? >> no. >> reporter: jurors heard from 50 witnesses in 87 days. >> the decision was reached after five months of testimony. >> michael jackson was pretty used to getting his own way. he was a big star. >> the plaintiff in this case, katherine jackson and jackson's three children claimed aeg live hired dr. conrad murray with pressure to get jackson ready for his comeback tour. >> we, of course, are not happy with the result as it stands now. we will be exploring all options legally. >> but aeg live argued murray was jackson's personal doctor who ended up giving the singer a deadly dose of the drug propofol. >> aeg didn't do something wrong here. they weren't going to allow theirselves to do something wrong. >> they gathered outside the courthouse and were disappointed. in the meantime, conrad murray is set to be released from jail