His songs were heard around the world, from when he was a young boy to when he sang one of his most famous songs, “Thriller”. Michael Jackson will forever be known as the “King of Pop”. Sadly, his tragic death has altered his legacy.

Jackson was found dead in his home on June 25, 2009, due to cardiac arrest. Not long after his death, his doctor Conrad Murray was charged with involuntary manslaughter when he was unable to resuscitate Jackson after he went into cardiac arrest.

Numerous people think that Jackson’s death was a combination of both Jackson’s drug use as well as the doctor not performing to the best of his ability. In 2009, Jackson’s mother Katherine sued AEG (Anschutz Entertainment Group) for hiring Murray.

“I think it was wrong for Katherine Jackson to sue AEG, they were just trying to do their job. They didn’t mean for something like this to happen,” said junior Emily Hadfield.

There was evidence in this case that indicated Jackson may have caused his own death. It has been said that Jackson had problems with drugs such as propofol, which could have been a major proponent in his passing.

With so many different opinions, the courts were forced to investigate every aspect of this case to figure out who or what was at fault for Jackson’s death.

Though this was a major event in the Jackson family, it has not affected the lives of most other students.

“I seriously had no idea that this whole court case was going on,” said senior Katie Annetti. There have been other people who have also never heard of this law suit, further proving that Jackson’s legacy has been placed atop this debacle with the courts.

This past October the wrongful death suit of Michael Jackson came to a close.

The Los Angeles jury came to the conclusion that even though AEG hired Murray, who gave Jackson the Propofol, he was qualified for his job. AEG suffered no major consequences, but Murray was just released after serving a four-year prison term for involuntary manslaughter. With this decision, Katherine will not be compensated for her son’s death.

“[AEG] should not have been sued in the first place. They hired a qualified doctor who happened to have to deal with Jackson’s drug abuse and other problems that led to his death,” said senior Lindsey Renoll.