Two men who have alleged Michael Jackson sexually abused them could have their cases revived in a California courtroom on Wednesday, after their cases were dismissed in 2021.
Two previously dismissed lawsuits againstmay be revived Wednesday as a California appeals court could order the cases back to a lower court for trial. The cases involve two men who allege the famed pop star sexually abused them for years as children.
The suits were filed by Wade Robson and James Safechuck in 2013 and in 2014, respectively. Their accounts were shared in the 2019 HBO documentary,"Leaving Neverland."and MJJ Ventures Inc., of which Jackson was the sole owner and lone shareholder. The lawsuits were dismissed in 2021 when Superior Court Judge Mark A. Young ruled that the two corporations and their employees had no legal duty to protect Robson and Safechuck from Jackson. In a tentative decision last month, however, California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled the cases should go back to trial.Jackson died in Los Angeles, California, in June 2009. He was 50 years old.
Attorneys representing the Jackson estate will try to convince the appeals court Wednesday to again dismiss the cases.
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