Legal Updates

Updates to my November 27th, 2008 post:

Billie Jean Jackson vs. Michael Jackson
Updates: No next court hearing yet.

Ola Ray vs. Michael Joe Jackson, Optimum Productions Inc.,
Updates: The case has been dismissed on 12/03/08! The Judge ordered that the Plaintiff did not show the cause of the case.

Sylvester Johnson vs. Michael Joe Jackson, Will Smith, Tupac Shakur, etc
Updates: Johnson demands for $75.000 from Jackson saying that the King of Pop used his 70s hit without a prior consent from the copyright owner. MiJac Music has been already dismissed in the case (04/01/08). Next hearing on 12/30/08

Roberto Hernandez vs. Michael Joe Jackson, Muhammad Basheer, Jackson International LLC
Updates: No updates.

Ayscough & Marrar vs. Michael Joe Jackson, MJJ Productions Inc., Fire Mountain Services LLC
Updates: The case has been closed, however Jackson's filed his briefs. Next hearing on 02/19/09

Marc F. Schaffel vs. Michael Joe Jackson, Fire Mountain Services LLC, MJJ Productions Inc.
Updates: The case has been closed, however Jackson's filed his briefs. Next hearing on 12/22/08


Jackson is involved in several other copyright infrigment cases (through MiJac Music or Sony/ATV Music Publishing) as Plaintiff. Still NO serious cases from two left out.