Wade Robson and James Safechuck, the two men accusing pop legend Michael Jackson of sexual misconduct, are again taking action against his estate.
Together they have lodged a joint lawsuit against Jackson's corporations, and a court hearing is anticipated shortly.
According to People magazine, a 37-page ruling indicated that Robson and Safechuck had accused MJJ Productions of being complicit in Jackson's manipulation of minors for sexual purposes.
Furthermore, they claimed the staff aided in concealing the abuse.
According to court documents, Jackson's staff enacted a series of regulations allowing him to spend time alone with several children - some of whom stayed overnight in his bedroom numerous times weekly.
Furthermore, Robson and Safechuck's undergarments were found near his bed. This highlighted an inappropriate situation.
"The defendants ignore that Jackson's house was staffed with employees who enacted policies and procedures to isolate Jackson and these children knowing that Jackson had sexually abused minors before and was sexually abusing these plaintiffs."
On Friday, a reversal was granted by California's 2nd District Court of Appeal regarding an initial verdict from a Los Angeles Superior Court Judge, per TMZ. This ruling dismissed Wade Robson and James Safechuck's lawsuits against Michael Jackson, featured in HBO's documentary "Leaving Neverland."
The men's claims against the corporations owned by Jackson can go forward as the court ruled that it would be "perverse" to deny responsibility for protecting them from any alleged sexual abuse. It is clear that corporations, no matter their sole ownership, have a legal obligation to guard those in vulnerable positions against such harm.
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In 2020, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mark Young declared that Robson and Safechuck's lawsuits from 2013 against the corporations could not proceed due to a lack of evidence proving negligence or breach of fiduciary duty. It was the second time the legal action had been taken since it had been dismissed earlier.
Back in 2017, these cases were ruled out of court due to their statute of limitations being up.
In a clear repudiation of their claims, court proceedings denied corporations had no responsibility to provide Robson and Safechuck care since they couldn't influence Jackson - their sole proprietor - or his interactions with minors.
Associate Justice John Shepard Wiley Jr. wrote, "To treat Jackson's wholly-owned instruments as different from Jackson himself is to be mesmerized by abstractions."
In 2019, the release of the documentary "Leaving Neverland" sparked a backlash from devoted fans of Michael Jackson.
His estate vehemently denied accusations from two men that the singer had abused them after they met him through video.
Following this incident, a statement was released on behalf of the late King of Pop's family in which they defended him against such claims.
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