Stradling Secures Significant Victory for Paris Jackson in Michael Jackson Estate Litigation

Stradling secured a significant victory for Paris Jackson in ongoing probate litigation involving the Estate of Michael Jackson.

Ms. Jackson challenged certain payments and accounting practices by the estate’s executors, including $625,000 in “bonus” payments made to third-party law firms in 2018 that she argued lacked sufficient explanation and transparency.

A Los Angeles judge ultimately sided with Ms. Jackson, ruling that the $625,000 must be returned to the estate after finding the payments were not shown to be “just and reasonable” based on the information provided to the court. The ruling also provides for an award of reasonable attorneys’ fees to Ms. Jackson.