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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. it's 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 live's defense is interesting. it's listen, we didn't pick conrad murray, michael jackson picked conrad murray. michael jackson had a history of drug abuse. he had a history of this kind of behavior and he single-handedl...

>> hi, my name is prince michael jackson, and i am my daddy -- and i'm daddy's baby. and i love my daddy. >> and i'm my daddy's baby. >> months after the trial began the jurors heard closing arguments. >> they don't 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 began deliberating. after just 13 hours of deliberations. >> has the jury reached a verdict? >...

♪ they don't really care about us ♪ he didn't like them. and he heard his own father say while sobbing, "they're 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, "he's not here to talk for himself. i'm here for that." so through katherine jackson we were hearing michael jackson. >> michael's mother has been in court every day. >> katherine jackson is in her 80s. she's a grieving mother. and it's clear that it was a bit contentious. >> when she got her chance to g...

And in that interview philips said the decision to hire conrad murray and pay him $150,000 a month was solely michael's choice. >> he stared at me with this very deep stare and said you don't understand. my body is what fuels this entire venture and like barack obama i need my own physician with me 24/7. okay. that's 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 or incompetent to perform the work for which he was hired? answer. no. >> jurors decided that whi...

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 jackson's children will get any money from aeg live. the family has played a major role in this trial. his oldest son, prince, took the stand in june. >> prince jackson made an impact on the jury, perhaps most important...