adminThe case against Conrad Murray, who was jailed in November over the star’s 2009 death, is due to be heard in the city of Orleans on 11 April, lawyer Emmanuel Ludot said.
“It’s similar to losing a childhood friend in a traffic accident. Because this death affects you, you have the possibility to file a suit and seek compensation,” Ludot said.
The lawyer is acting for around 100 fans who are members of an association that calls itself the “Michael Jackson Community”.
He said that while each fan could be awarded damages of up to 10 000 euros ($13 000), they were seeking only a symbolic euro.
Jackson, aged 50 at the time of his death, had hired Murray at a salary of $150 000 a month to look after him as he rehearsed and embarked on a series of This is It planned comeback shows in London.
The star died on June 25, 2009 at his Los Angeles home of an overdose of anaesthetic propofol, taken to help him battle insomnia.
Murray was found guilty in November of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to the maximum four years in prison.
Meanwhile Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding has hit back at claims she assaulted recent boyfriend Theo De Vries during their recent skiing holiday.
Following an alleged altercation in the Austrian town of Innsbruck, the Dutchman appeared in papers sporting a black eye he claimed was a result of her drunkenly hitting him with an ashtray.
But Sarah, who has recently come out of rehab battling alcohol addiction, claims they were sober during the fight.
According to an interview in the Sun, Theo became aggressive when she tried to leave their resort because they were making each other unhappy.
When bad weather forced the singer back to the hotel, she says he held her by the neck and dragged her around their room.
Both Sarah and Theo could now face assault charges.—Bangshowbiz.
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