Lawsuits by Michael Jackson accusers likely to be restored

A California appeals court appeared strongly inclined Monday to give new life to lawsuits filed by two men who accuse Michael Jackson of repeatedly molesting them when they were boys.

In a tentative ruling, three judges said that lawsuits from James Safechuck and Wade Robson against two corporate entities that Jackson owned should be reconsidered by the trial court that dismissed them in 2017.

Both sat in court this Monday and looked like a “Leaving Neverland II”!

Outside, their attorney Vince Finaldi said the decision was the right one, and they are pleased.

“All they’ve ever wanted is their day in court,” Finaldi said.

The move marks a high-profile outcome for a new California law signed last month by state governor Gavin Newsom, which raised the age ceiling for victims of sexual abuse to file lawsuits from age 28 to age 40.It also gives victims of all ages a three-year window to sue, starting 1 January.

The new law was proposed in the wake of the scandal involving Larry Nassar, the former US Olympic gymnastics teams doctor convicted of sexually abusing young athletes.

Previously, survivors of child sexual abuse had to file a lawsuit within eight years of becoming an adult. The new law has opened the floodgates to a wave of potential lawsuits, and advocates said the reforms have given new hope to victims who previously had no options in the legal system to seek justice.

“The idea that someone who is assaulted as a child can actually run out of time to report that abuse is outrageous,” said Lorena Gonzalez, the California assemblywoman, when she introduced the bill. “More and more, we’re hearing about people who were victims years ago but were not ready to come forward to tell their story until now. We shouldn’t be telling victims their time is up when in reality we need them to come forward to protect the community from future abuse.”

The tentative decision does not revive the actual Jackson estate as a defendant. A 2015 decision throwing out that part of the lawsuit will stand. The remaining defendants are the two corporate entities, MJJ Productions Inc, and MJJ Ventures, Inc.

Attorneys for Jackson’s estate accepted that the cases must be returned to the trial court under the new legislation, but emphasized that the ruling is unrelated to the allegations they have long denounced as demonstrably false.

“This new law extends the time for genuine victims of abuse to file legal claims,” said Howard L Weitzman, Jackson estate attorney, in a statement. “The appellate court’s tentative ruling is not on the merits of Robson and Safechuck’s allegations and the court in no way said that these cases will go to trial. Neither does it reverse the 2015 rulings dismissing Robson and Safechuck’s claims against the estate, which are final and no longer subject to any appeals. We are confident that the claims against Michael Jackson’s corporate entities will, once again, be dismissed as has happened before.”

It seems the Estate is prepared for this and they are currently working to Defend Michael Jackson. It might be also a blessing in disguise as both proven liars will have to show a court of justice what they are saying is the truth and stick to what they told millions of people in “Leaving Neverland”. Might be difficult for them as “Leaving Neverland” was debunked by fans around the world!

As fans, it might be a hard time ahead but as usual, we will do everything we can to defend an innocent man: Michael Jackson.
Quelle:mjvibe

Jow genau das wäre es .....

Accusers can pursue lawsuits against Michael Jackson’s companies, court says.



A California appeals court ruled that Wade Robson and James Safechuck, who appeared in the movie “Leaving Neverland,” could pursue their claims because of a change in California law.

A lower court had dismissed lawsuits brought by the two men in 2014 because California’s statute of limitations required that claims of childhood sexual abuse be filed before an accuser’s 26th birthday.

However a new law, which came into effect on 1 January, extends the timeframe up to a person’s 40th birthday.

Both Mr Robson and Mr Safechuck claim they were abused by Michael Jackson from the ages of seven and 10.

Vince Finaldi, the lawyer for the two men, said in a statement following the ruling: “We are pleased that the Court has recognised the strong protections California has put into place for sexual abuse victims under the state’s new law extending the statute of limitations.”

Howard Weitzman, a lawyer for Jackson’s estate, said: “The Court of Appeal’s ruling merely revived lawsuits against Michael Jackson’s companies, which absurdly claim that Michael’s employees are somehow responsible for sexual abuse that never happened.”

This may seems as a step back, but we knew this will happen and the whole “Leaving Neverland” saga was to pursue this stage and go back in court. But Robson and Safechuck still have to prove their says which we all know are all lies! The court battle is now on!

And the good news is that Tom Mesereau is currently an advisor for the Michael Jackson Estate. Mesereau knows more than anyone else about Robson and Safechuck as he interrogated them back in 2005.

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Na dann......auf in den Kampf. Möge die Wahrheit siegen

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[quote="Love of my Life" post_id=18504 time=1578217054 user_id=76]
In welchen Kampf bitte? Hab ich was verpasst. [/quote]

Na den Rechtsstreit gegen Robson and Safechuck

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"Love of my Life" post_id=18510 time=1578234665 user_id=76]
Weil einen andere Anklage also Safechuck und Robson gegen Michael Jackson die gibt es ja noch gar nicht.
Wird es denn überhaupt eine geben oder auch der Staat Californien gegen Michael Jackson so wie im Prozess 2005, da ist doch noch gar nichts bekannt ob.

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Einen Prozesstermin gibt es noch nicht.
Ein Gericht hatte die Klagen der beiden Männer im Jahr 2014 abgewiesen, weil die Verjährungsvorschriften Kaliforniens vorsehen, dass Klagen wegen sexuellen Missbrauchs in der Kindheit vor dem 26. Geburtstag des Anklägers eingereicht werden müssen. Ein neues Gesetz, das am 1. Januar 2020 in Kraft getreten ist, verlängert jedoch den Zeitraum bis zum 40. Ende letzten Jahres gaben Safechuk und Robson ja schon bekannt erneut zu klagen. Man hat ihnen sozusagen jetzt die Möglichkeit dazu gegeben.

Howard Weitzman, ein Anwalt für Jacksons Nachlass, sagte:"Das Urteil des Berufungsgerichts hat lediglich Klagen gegen Michael Jacksons Unternehmen wiederbelebt, die absurderweise behaupten, dass Michaels Mitarbeiter irgendwie für sexuellen Missbrauch verantwortlich sind, der nie stattgefunden hat.
Dies mag als ein Rückschritt erscheinen, aber wir wussten, dass dies passieren würde und die ganze "Leaving Neverland"-Saga sollte diese Phase verfolgen und wieder vor Gericht gehen. Aber Robson und Safechuck müssen immer noch ihre Aussagen beweisen, die, wie wir alle wissen, alles Lügen sind! Der Gerichtsstreit ist nun eröffnet!

Ich denke, sie werden erneut versuchen Michael durch den Dreck zu ziehen....Money Money Money