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Jury selection has begun in a lawsuit that Michael Jackson's mother has filed against the promoter of his planned comeback concerts. Potential jurors began filling out questionnaires on Tuesday in advance of the trial, which may last up to three months.

Dr. Conrad Murray was placed on suicide watch at the L.A. County Jail on Monday, hours after he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson's death and being taken into custody.

Michael Jackson's personal doctor was found guilty on Monday of involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death following a six-week trial that captivated Jackson fans around the world.

Closing arguments are set to begin Thursday morning in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray.

No testimony will be heard Monday in the trial of Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, who is accused of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the pop star's death.

A cardiologist who reviewed Dr. Conrad Murray’s care of Michael Jackson for the California Medical Board testified Wednesday that the physician’s treatment was riddled with egregious deviations from standard of care that contributed directly to the singer’s death.

Michael Jackson's fingerprints were not on any of the syringes, vials or other medical paraphernalia that littered the scene of his death, attorneys said in court Thursday, undercutting the defense theory that the singer had given himself the drug that killed him.

The legal team representing Michael Jackson's doctor is preparing a defense that claims Jackson gave himself the fatal dose of the anesthetic Propofol, entertainment blog TMZ reported Sunday.