part of the performer s rehearsal for his ill-fated this is it tour was the first video clip played by his family s lawyer during opening statements. jackson s mother, katherine, and her three grandchildren, paris, prince michael and blanket, say concert promoter aeg live was a greedy commercial enterprise that put profits ahead of jackson s health by hiring and controlling dr. conrad murray. murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for injecting the insomniac pop star with a lethal dose of the anesthetic propofol. seated in the court s first row, 82-year-old katherine jackson listened as her lawyer told the jury, aeg ignored the obvious red flags and they hired dr. murray. they were ruthless and they wanted to be number one at all costs. the jacksons say aeg live should pay. on the witness list, jackson s defense attorney in his child molestation trial. the question is what was michael jackson s life worth? he died at 50 years of age.
injecting the insomniac pop star with a lethal dose of the anesthetic propofol. seated in the court s first row, katherine jackson listened as her lawyer told the jury, aeg ignored the obvious red flags and hired dr. murray. they were ruthless and they wanted to be number one at all costs. the jacksons say aeg live should pay. on the witness list, jackson s defense attorney in his child molestation trial. the question is what was michael jackson s life worth? he died at 50 years of age. he was the son of a wonderful father of three beautiful children. what was his life worth? it was worth quite a bit. he was the best-known celebrity on the planet. reporter: but aeg live defense attorney marvin putnam told jurors the blame in jackson s death lies with jackson. promising the case will get ugly. putnam said jackson ex-wife debbie rowe helped administer propofol ten years ago and his decades-long use of the drug was jackson s deepest, darkest secret. they didn t see this coming. they h
involuntary manslaughter for injecting the insomniac pop star with the lethal dose of propofol. what do you think, as the cause of death? i don t know. all i know is they used propofol and they shouldn t have used it. reporter: the lawyer says there was never a signed contract and murray, who was never paid anything, served only at the pleasure of michael jackson. if you look draft explicitly he was chosen by michael jackson to be at michael jackson s behest, mooishg wichael jackson he only person to get rid of him t will. reporter: also on the list, but not expected to testify, the artist prince who has his on history with aeg. musician quincy jones could take
involuntary manslaughter for injecting the insomniac pop star with a lethal dose of the anesthetic propofol. what do you think as his mother caused his death? i don t know. all i know is they used propofol and they shouldn t have used it. reporter: the plaintiffs, jackson s mother katherine and his three kids, blame aeg. its lawyer says there was never a signed contract and murray, who was never paid anything, served only at the pleasure of michael jackson. if you look at it accompliceitly, he was chosen by michael jackson to be there at michael jackson s behalf. michael jackson was the only person who could get rid of him at will. reporter: possibly testifying, jackson s 16-year-old son, prince michael, and 14-year-old daughter paris. also on the list but not expected to testify, the artist prince, who had his own history with aeg. musician quincy jones could take the stand to testify how much
michael jackson s comeback. reporter: like so many things in jackson s life and death, it s been a super-sized trial. reports the jackson family seeking from aeg as much as $40 billion for the wrongful death of the 50-year-old king of pop. reports that the jackson camp denies. the jury feels the family deserves $40 billion, that s what they re going to get. i can tell you no demand has been made by the jackson family for $40 billion from aeg. that is just not true. reporter: at the center of the trial, who hired dr. conrad murray, found guilty in 2011 of involuntary manslaughter for injecting the insomniac pop star with a lethal dose of the anesthetic propofol. what do you think as his mother caused his death? i don t know. all i know is they used propofol, and they shouldn t have used it.