The legal saga surrounding the late pop icon Michael Jackson's estate continues as his mother, Katherine Jackson, seeks reimbursement for legal expenses totaling $560,000. This request comes after a recent court loss in her attempt to halt a confidential deal orchestrated by the estate.
Katherine Jackson, aged 92, filed a motion indicating that her legal team, from the law firm Glaser Weil Fink Howard Jordan & Shapiro (Glasser Weil), incurred substantial costs in their efforts to challenge the estate's proposed confidential deal. The expenses reportedly cover a wide range of tasks, including interviews with family members, document collection, trial preparation, creating exhibits, drafting trial briefs, and conducting witness examinations.
The motion contends that Michael Jackson's estate, managed by appointed executors John Branca and John McClain, should bear the financial burden of these legal fees. Katherine's lawyers argued that the estate possesses abundant resources, more than sufficient to cover anticipated expenses, and highlighted its solvency.
Despite the recent court setback, Katherine Jackson's legal team emphasized that an appeal is in progress. They asserted that the estate, with its substantial financial resources, should be responsible for covering the incurred legal costs, emphasizing its ability to do so.
This legal dispute originated from Katherine's objection to what she deemed a "secret deal" pursued by the estate, prompting her initial lawsuit against her late son's financial handlers. The estate's executors, Branca and McClain, countered by citing instances where Katherine disapproved of deals that later proved highly profitable, such as Michael Jackson's concert film "This Is It" (2009).
As the legal wrangling continues, the financial aspect adds another layer of complexity to the ongoing affairs of Michael Jackson's estate. The resolution of this reimbursement request may further impact the dynamics between Katherine Jackson and the estate's executors.
