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A Los Angeles jury decided Wednesday that AEG Live was not liable for Michael Jackson’s drug overdose death. The verdict brings the five-month-long trial to a close.

Jackson’s mother, Katherine, and the singer’s three children sued AEG Live in 2010, contending the company’s negligence in hiring, retaining or supervising Murray was a factor in the singer’s June 25, 2009, death.

AEG Live lawyers also argued they had no way of knowing that Murray — licensed to practice in four states and never sued for malpractice — was a risk to Jackson. The singer was a secretive drug addict who kept even his closest relatives in the dark about his use of propofol to sleep, they contended.

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