Katherine Jackson, 83, is ordered to pay $800,000 in legal costs after court rules promoters were not to blame for Michael's death

Michael Jackson's mother has been ordered to pay $800,000 to his promoter AEG Live for a failed lawsuit.

A jury ruled in October last year that the company were not to blame for Michael's death in 2009 and they were not wrong for hiring disgraced physician, Conrad Murray, to care for the singer.
Now a judge has ordered that Katherine Jackson, 83, must pay the company compensation after they fought for costs and damages.

Legal battle: Katherine Jackson, pictured with her late son Michael, took the singer's promoters AEG to court over his death

Michael died of acute Propofol intoxication on June 25, 2009, after suffering from cardiac arrest, with the Los Angeles County Coroner ruled his death a homicide.
His personal physician Conrad Murray was later convicted of involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to four years in jail for the crime, but was released last October after serving just two years behind bars.
The Jacksons wanted AEG Live to pay $85million (£51million) to each of the star's three children - Prince, 16, Paris, 15, and Blanket, 11 - for emotional loss, and up to $1.6billion (£958million) for economic losses.

Close-knit family: Katherine cares for Michael Jackson's children, including his son Prince

Lawyers claimed the figures were ridiculous, and last October a jury found Murray was not unfit or incompetent for the job, a key requirement for the Jackson lawsuit to have won.
AEG Live had sought $1.2million to cover costs, but Katherine's lawyers claimed it was not justified.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Yvette Palazuelos ordered the firm to remove $400,000 in expenses from their claim.

Michael's family - which includes children Prince, Paris and Blanket - have been asked to pay $800,000 in legal costs after a failed lawsuit

In their documents to the court, the company included an itemised list of costs from the five-month trial.
This included $540,000 for models and blow-up court exhibits, $118,000 for unnecessary testimony, $53,000 for sheriff officers, $20,000 for 1,000 pages of jury instructions and other documents, and $9 in parking fees.
Under Californian law, the Jackson family, who are cared for by their grandmother Katherine, will have to foot the legal expenses, but not until an appeal is concluded in November.

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