Lloyd of London representatives want cancellation of the insurance policy on the grounds that AEG Live, the organizer of the 50-concerts of Michael Jackson, concealed the fact that the superstar was addicted to powerful drugs.
The insurance company responsible for the last concert of Michael Jackson, which didn’t take place due to the death of the artist, asked a judge to cancel the insurance policy of $17.5 million signed with the concert organizers, AEG Live.
Lloyd of London representatives have sued AEG Live, today, almost two years after the death of the “King of Pop”. They claim that they were not told that Michael Jackson took in the period before he died, very powerful drugs, writes “The Guardian” in the online version.
The singer died on June 25, 2009 at the age of 50, and did not perform the concerts that were scheduled to take place in London. According to information provided by the U.S. authorities, Michael Jackson has died after his personal doctor, Conrad Murray, has given him a powerful cocktail of sedatives and anesthetics. The process in which Conrad is accused of manslaughter will begin in September.
The signed insurance policy covers cancellation or postponement of Michael Jackson’s concerts in London, if the star had been ill, injured or had died. Lloyd of London representatives want the cancellation of the policy. They assert that AEG company did not release the artist’s medical history and that very strong drugs had been prescribed to him, although AEG have previously had the information.