Michael Jackson accusers may get another day in court
The landmark ruling is the first high-profile application of Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez’s
, approved by Governor Gavin Newsom in October, which extends California’s former eight-year limit on reporting childhood sexual assault to 22 years.that on Monday, Robson and Safechuck’s attorney, Vince Finaldi, spoke outside a Los Angeles courthouse. “All they’ve ever wanted is their day in court,” he said of the tentative ruling.
In a phone interview with Jezebel, Finaldi said that both the dismissals are indeed being reversed, and that the cases will be sent back to the trial courts, where they will follow the standard litigation and then trial procedure. He also said that since the Jackson estate doesn’t have the statute of limitations defense doesn’t apply anymore, “The question is whether these kids were abused or not.
After the 2015 ruling, the Michael Jackson estate was dropped from the initial suit. In 2017, a judge dismissed the remaining suit against MJJ Productions and MJJ Ventures. As APat the time, the court claimed that the corporate entities representing Jackson’s business interests should not be held accountable for any charges of molestation or sexual assault leveled against the singer.
In the wake of that ruling, Finaldi told AP that the court had set a precarious legal position for future lawsuits, claiming that corporations could now see themselves above the actions of their employees, even if those employees “hire people, use these people to facilitate your sexual abuse, use them to facilitate victims.
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