LOS ANGELES (AP) – A California appeals court has revived the lawsuits from two men who say Michael Jackson abused them as boys. California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal decided Friday that a lower court should not have dismissed the lawsuits filed by Wade Robson and James Safechuck. The lower court judge ruled in 2021 that Jackson’s companies did not have a responsibility to protect Robson and Safechuck. The higher court judges disagreed. A lawyer for the Jackson estate says Jackson is innocent of the allegations and the lawsuits are motivated by money. A lawyer for Robson and Safechuck says they are “pleased but not surprised” that the appeals court overturned the previous judge’s ruling.
(Associated Press)
