Michael Jackson dropped from hospital lawsuit
The pop star is off the hook
Michael Jackson has been dropped from a lawsuit alleging that a California hospital moved a fatally ill patient to make room for the pop star.
Judge Rodney Melville dropped Jackson from the lawsuit against Marian Medical Center in response to a challenge from Jackson's attorney on Tuesday (April 8), reports the Associated Press.
In the suit, Manuela Gomez Ruiz's family claim the gravely ill patient was moved from her two-bed trauma unit to make room for Jackson when he arrived with flu symptoms during his 2005 molestation trial.
Ruiz suffered a heart attack and died later that day.
The hospital's attorney attempted to file a similar motion to be dropped from the lawsuit, but it was reportedly rejected by the judge.
--By our Los Angeles staff.
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Judge Rodney Melville dropped Jackson from the lawsuit against Marian Medical Center in response to a challenge from Jackson's attorney on Tuesday (April 8), reports the Associated Press.
In the suit, Manuela Gomez Ruiz's family claim the gravely ill patient was moved from her two-bed trauma unit to make room for Jackson when he arrived with flu symptoms during his 2005 molestation trial.
Ruiz suffered a heart attack and died later that day.
The hospital's attorney attempted to file a similar motion to be dropped from the lawsuit, but it was reportedly rejected by the judge.
--By our Los Angeles staff.
Find out more about NME.
The NME Awards USA 2008 are coming soon -- and it's time to have your say. Vote now by heading to Nme.com/usaawards and you could win VIP tickets to the ceremony, which takes place in Los Angeles on April 23.
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