Joe Jackson’s Lawyer on Wrongful Death Suit

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[somekindofsign]

But that is crazy, Murray cannot be judged twice for the same criminal offense.

[Figment]

The wrongful death suit is a civil court case in which money for damages is sought. It is separate from any criminal court case.

[somekindofsign]

Strange justice system!

[simplyme]

But that is crazy, Murray cannot be judged twice for the same criminal offense.

Yes he can.  There are civil cases and criminal cases.  An example you may or may not remember is O.J. Simpson.  There was a civil case filed against him too, by Nicole's family.  I'd like to comment that this is a good example of drawing conclusions on topics that one has little to no knowledge of----law, photography, medical - the list goes on and on.

[somekindofsign]

Yes, I know, but it is really weird (even annoying) how common are those things in USA.
Justice and money...
I don´t know any country where this is so usual.

I´ll skip the rest of what you said.

[Figment]

I guess maybe to some. Criminal cases are all generally about whether a person should be put in jail or not (or probation).

Civil cases address situations where someone has been wronged in some way, but where no crimes were technically committed... things like employment discrimination, violations of freedom of speech rights, and in this case "wrongful death." In a wrongful death case the plaintiff charges that the defendant wrongfully ended a relative's life and as a result they face economic losses they want the defendant to be held accountable for.

I think a number of other countries have civil courts to address such issues that do not fall into the category of criminal.

[somekindofsign]

Most of the countries have them.
But most of the times is for the money that people use them, usually money lost or spent by someone´s fault. But not like this just to get money.

[simplyme]

Most of the countries have them.
But most of the times is for the money that people use them, usually money lost or spent by someone´s fault. But not like this just to get money.

The point is to get some justice or a greater degree of justice then what might happen in the Dr. Murray's criminal proceedings.  Any depending on what takes place in criminal court, this is a great way to insure that Dr. Murray doesn't practice again.  And who knows, this might be the silver lining for Dr. Murray and he finds what he's really good at.  It's not medicine.

[somekindofsign]

But what would that civil suit bring about justice?
I don´t understand.
Can that suit make Murray lose his licence?
What happen if that suit says that Murray committed 2nd degree murder?
How could both sentences contradict each other?

I don´t know there, here you just cannot go to a civil court to acuse of murder.
Am I missing something?

[Figment]

A wrongful death claim is usually only done in conjunction with or after a criminal proceeding. And it's about addressing monetary los.

Fictional example: If a drunk driver hits and kills my dad, he may be convicted of involuntary manslaughter and serve a little time in jail. That is the criminal aspect. But my family would suffer not only the emotional loss, but the loss of economic support that my dad provided. So the law allows a civil charge to be brought by the family against the idiot driver to  address this economic loss.

Here's the catch with Joe's suit - he cannot go into civil court and argue that the family has lost money since MJ died. They estate is raking in loads and Katherine is named in the will. God knows Murray doesn't have any money to hand over... so why is Joe doing this?? Maybe in the hopes that he can bring out more details about MJ's death (or "death").

[paula-c]

Figment Well After Reading your explanation, I Understand That the wrongful death is like a Financial compensation, Murray They now present the image Is That of a Man Who has no money and CAN NOT cope with Their Obligations, your question is Certain, That Joe does this? :?: