Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Yvette Palazuelos , in her ruling rejecting AEG Live 's request to have the case thrown out , said she agreed that the Jackson lawyers provided evidence that AEG Live did n't do `` a sufficient background check of Dr. Murray , which would have established that Murray was deeply in debt . '' Michael Jackson 's mom and kids accuse AEG Live of pressuring Dr. Conrad Murray . A ` ` smoking gun '' e - mail ties AEG Live to Murray , Jackson himself says . The promoter AEG Live says it did not hire or supervise Murray . Murray is serving a prison sentence for Jackson 's 2009 murder .
Michael Jackson 's mom and kids accuse AEG Live of pressuring Dr. Conrad Murray . A ` ` smoking gun '' e - mail ties AEG Live to Murray , Jackson himself says . The promoter AEG Live says it did not hire or supervise Murray . Murray is serving a prison sentence for Jackson 's 2009 murder .