Surely worldwide adoration of the late Michael Jackson would score a sympathy payoff for his mom's negligence lawsuit against concert promoter AEG. The family was asking for a paltry $1.5 billion. Uh, no. The jury denied that windfall. Not a cent went to the Jacksons, who are still rolling in dough from dead Michael's music and swag royalties. On January 3, 2014, a judge refused to revisit the verdict, narrowing the Jacksons' appeal options. Tito, Jermaine, Jackie, Randy, Marlon, and the rest of the family is still able to sidestep working for the rest of their lives, albeit on a slightly tighter budget. This Motown performance 30 years ago is the last time the brothers had a major celebrated appearance with Michael. Their
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Freedom for freewheeling
Many thanks to dozens of police officers and other law enforcement personnel who have given me advice and support following an unnecessary encounter with one particular police officer. Apparently, even fellow officers routinely felt the sting of Sam Cromity's relentless pursuit of drivers he deemed lawbreakers. Cromity once chased another unmarked LMPD car down I-65, ignoring the pursued officer's police lights signaling that they're on the same team. Upon reaching the police parking lot, the pursued homicide detective screamed obscenities at the unmoved Cromity, who still wanted to write a ticket. The matter was handled internally with Cromity losing the argument. The ailing mother of an LMPD sergeant was detained by Cromity even though she was driving herself to Audubon