Michael Jackson Estate Loses $20 Million Judgment

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Michael Jackson Estate Loses $20 Million Judgment

January 11. 2010

Michael Jackson

The estate of the late pop star, Michael Jackson, lost a $20 million dollar award the singer previously won in court, against XtraJet. The company secretly and criminally recorded Jackson and his lawyer, Mark Geragos, when the singer leased a private jet from their now defunct company.

In secretly recording the duo, without their knowledge, permission or consent, they violated voyeur laws and attorney client privilege. A California appeals court has now ruled, the judge was being "excessive" and has given Jackson's lawyer, Mark Geragos, the option of accepting $750,000 in lieu of the $20 million judgment or retrying the case.

I find it amazing how lightly some take criminal invasion of privacy, which is a disgusting, perverted violation of the Fourth Amendment. It's amazing how some deem their fictitious right to know other people's business, trumps the law of the land.

MJ Attorney -- Now Ya See $20 Mil, Now Ya Don't

Posted Jan 11th 2010 5:50PM by TMZ Staff - In a stunning reversal of fortune, a California appeals court has overturned a massive judgment against the jet company that secretly videotaped Michael Jackson and his lawyer, Mark Geragos, as they were flying to Santa Barbara in 2003 when Jackson turned himself in to cops.

Geragos had sued the now-defunct XtraJet and the owner of the company, and the famed lawyer won a whopping $20 million judgment.

But the appeals court ruled the judgment was excessive and is now giving Geragos two choices -- either take $750,000 or retry the case...

The former owner of XtraJet, Jeff Borer, tells TMZ, "Hopefully the courts will come to their senses and see there is no real harm done. Shame on Mark Geragos for trying to take advantage of a nothing situation."

P.S. Borer pled guilty to conspiracy in connection with the taping. Not so "nothing."

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