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Wide push out of the exterior of the Los Angeles Superior Court2. Wide of Randy and Rebbie Jackson exiting car and walking towards courthouse entrance3. Wide of Randy and Rebbie Jackson...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eAP Entertainment\u003cbr/\u003eLos Angeles, 29 April 2013\u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide push out of the exterior of the Los Angeles Superior Court\u003cbr/\u003e2. Wide of Randy and Rebbie Jackson exiting car and walking towards courthouse entrance\u003cbr/\u003e3. Wide of Randy and Rebbie Jackson entering the courthouse\u003cbr/\u003e4. Wide of Attorney Thomas A. Mesereau Jr. (Michael Jackson's child molestation attorney) walking on street\u003cbr/\u003e5. Wide of attorney Michael A. Mesereau Jr. speaking to reporters\u003cbr/\u003e6. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael A. Mesereau Jr. /Attorney:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I am on the plaintiff witness's list. I am here because the defense, AEG is threatening to bring evidence that Michael Jackson was charged with child molestation. I was his late criminal defense lawyer in this criminal trial and he was exonerated of every single charge. He was completely cleared of any child molest allegations and I think it's a mistake for the defense to bring that in. If they do I am going to be called to the witness stand to discount them.\"\u003cbr/\u003e7. Wide of Attorney Thomas A. Mesereau Jr. (Michael Jackson's child molestation attorney) walking on street\u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael A. Mesereau Jr. /Attorney:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I think the momentum is with Katherine Jackson and Michael's (Jackson) beautiful children. I think AEG has an uphill battle. Those emails are very damaging. They show there was an employment relationship. They show they were putting pressure on Conrad Murray to make him perform and I think they are going to have a tough time getting out of that. I think the absolute momentum is with Katherine Jackson and Michael's children.\"\u003cbr/\u003e9. Wide of attorney Michael A. Mesereau Jr. speaking to reporters\u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael A. Mesereau Jr. /Attorney:\u003cbr/\u003e(Reporter: The fact that they are also listed on as potential witnesses along with Conrad Murray.)\u003cbr/\u003e\"Well they are the plaintiffs, along with Conrad Murray they are the ones suing. But the question is what was Michael Jackson's life worth to his mother? What was Michael Jackson's life worth to his three beautiful children? It was worth a lot.\"\u003cbr/\u003e(Reporter: The chances of Conrad Murray actually stepping into that courtroom?)\u003cbr/\u003e\"I don't think Conrad Murray will ever say a word. I think his convictions are on appeal, I think his lawyer will probably advise him to keep his mouth shut and he better not sing a song like he did the other day because he looks like an absolute maniac.\"\u003cbr/\u003e11. Wide of Dr. Conrad Murray's attorney Valerie Wass entering the courthouse\u003cbr/\u003eAEG Live owed it to the pop superstar to properly investigate the doctor held criminally responsible for his death.\u003cbr/\u003eThe comments by Brian Panish came Monday during opening statements in Katherine Jackson's lawsuit against concert giant AEG Live, which she says should be held civilly liable for her son's 2009 death.\u003cbr/\u003ePanish says AEG is the only entity that claims it didn't know about Jackson's addiction to prescription drugs.\u003cbr/\u003eAEG officials have denied any wrongdoing, and its lawyers have said company executives could not have foreseen the circumstances that led to a physician giving Jackson doses of the anesthetic propofol as a sleep aid.\u003cbr/\u003eA jury of six men and six women will determine whether AEG is liable and any damages award.\u003cbr/\u003eConcert giant AEG Live owed a duty to properly investigate the doctor who treated Michael Jackson, an attorney for the singer's mother told a jury Monday morning.\u003cbr/\u003e\"His stirring voice, his musical genius, his creativity and his generosity and his huge heart was extinguished forever,\" attorney Brian Panish said in opening statements of a civil lawsuit filed over Jackson's June 2009 death. Katherine Jackson is suing AEG claiming it failed to properly investigate the doctor convicted of involuntary manslaughter over Jackson's death.\u003cbr/\u003e\"You're going to hear the whole story about what happened in the death of Michael Jackson,\" Panish said.\u003cbr/\u003eMichael Jackson's previous criminal attorney, Thomas A. Mesereau Jr was also present as one of the plaintiff's witnesses. \u003cbr/\u003e\"I am here because the defense, AEG is threatening to bring evidence that Michael Jackson was charged with child molestation,\" said Mesereau. \"I was his late criminal defense lawyer in this criminal trial and he was exonerated of every single charge. He was completely cleared of any child molest allegations and I think it's a mistake for the defense to bring that in. If they do I am going to be called to the witness stand to discount them.\"\u003cbr/\u003e\"I think the momentum is with Katherine Jackson and Michael's (Jackson) beautiful children. I think AEG has an uphill battle,\" continued Mesereau. \"Those emails are very damaging. They show there was an employment relationship. They show they were putting pressure on Conrad Murray to make him perform and I think they are going to have a tough time getting out of that. I think the absolute momentum is with Katherine Jackson and Michael's children.\"\u003cbr/\u003eBrian Panish made his remarks in an opening presentation filled with slides detailing the case against AEG, which was promoting Jackson's planned comeback concerts, \"This Is It.\"\u003cbr/\u003eJackson's mother, brother Randy and sister Rebbie sat in the front row of the courtroom as Panish detailed aspects of Jackson's life.\u003cbr/\u003eAn attorney for AEG is expected to begin addressing the panel later Monday.\u003cbr/\u003eMillions, and possibly billions, of dollars are at stake. A jury of six men and six women will determine any damage award.\u003cbr/\u003eKatherine Jackson sued the company in September 2010, claiming it failed to properly investigate former physician Conrad Murray before allowing him to serve as Jackson's tour doctor. She is also suing on behalf of her son's three children, Prince, Paris and Blanket.\u003cbr/\u003eAEG denies it hired Murray and its attorneys have said they could not have foreseen the circumstances that led to Jackson's death at age 50. A jury convicted Murray of giving Jackson a fatal dose of the anesthetic propofol in 2011. The hospital-grade anesthetic was being administered as a sleep aid.\u003cbr/\u003ePanish told jurors they would be putting together a puzzle, with three pieces being Jackson, Murray and AEG Live.\u003cbr/\u003eHe told the panel that Jackson suffered from addiction to prescription medications and Demerol at times during his life, and the problem increased when he was keeping up a rigorous schedule. Panish cited a 1984 accident that injured Jackson during a Pepsi commercial suit as causing the singer tremendous physical pain throughout his life.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Over the years Michael family's and people who knew him believed he had a problem with prescription medication,\" Panish told jurors. He said the only group that would claim they didn't know about Jackson's addiction issues were AEG and its executives.\u003cbr/\u003eThe lawyer showed a brief clip of Jackson rehearing for the \"This Is It\" shows and a clip of the singer dancing in the early stages of his presentation. He also showed footage of 1999 show in Munich in which Jackson was performing when a bridge dropped 50 feet with the singer on it. Despite pain, Jackson continued performing, Panish said.\u003cbr/\u003ePanish said Jackson turned to Demerol to relieve his pain.\u003cbr/\u003eKatherine Jackson and her two oldest grandchildren, Prince and Paris, are listed as possible witnesses. An AEG attorney said Monday that the company intends to call Murray as a witness in the case as well.\u003cbr/\u003eMurray did not testify at his criminal trial.\u003cbr/\u003ePanish told jurors they would have to determine who was responsible for Jackson's death.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Michael paid the ultimate price. 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