Judge Blocks Public Trial For Siblings Accusing Michael Jackson Of Abuse | EURweb | Black News, Culture, Entertainment & More
The ruling sends the siblings’ abuse allegations to a private arbitrator under a 2019 settlement, leaving the claims unresolved.
- On Wednesday, California federal judge Hernan D. Vera ruled that the Cascio family's sexual abuse lawsuit against Michael Jackson's estate must be handled in private arbitration rather than court.
- The Cascios filed suit in February, but Vera noted that both sides agreed in a 2019 settlement that "any dispute over the agreement should be sent to arbitration."
- While the estate claims the Cascios are engaging in a "shakedown" by demanding a "payment of a staggering $213 Million," the siblings argue the 2019 agreement is "void and unconscionable."
- Attorney Howard King stated the family is disappointed, as they had hoped for a public trial regarding the "decades-long molestations" of the Cascio siblings by Michael Jackson.
- Jackson's estate argues the allegations contradict "prior statements supporting and defending Michael," noting the Cascios previously called the singer their "second family" in a 2010 interview with Oprah Winfrey.
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Judge Blocks Public Trial For Siblings Accusing Michael Jackson Of Abuse | EURweb | Black News, Culture, Entertainment & More
Michael Jackson at Michael Jackson’s 45th Birthday Party, Orpheum Theater, Los Angeles, Calif., 08-30-03 *A federal judge has ordered four Cascio siblings into private arbitration. They must pursue their child sex-trafficking claims against Michael Jackson’s estate outside a public trial. U.S. District Judge Hernán D. Vera issued the ruling. He found that a 2019 settlement the siblings signed with the estate contains an enforceable arbitration p…
Michael Jackson’s heirs managed to have sexual abuse charges resolved through private arbitration rather than trial. Michael Jackson’s heirs obtained a major legal victory after a California federal judge determined that the sexual abuse charges filed by the Cascio brothers should be resolved through private arbitration rather than in a public trial. Edward, Dominic, Marie-Nicole and Aldo Cascio sued the estate of the “King of Pop” in February 2…
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