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French Judge Orders 1-Euro Payment for Sad Michael Jackson Fans
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/french-judge-orders-1-euro-payment-sad-michael-jackson-fans-n27831ORLEANS, France — A French judge ruled on Tuesday that five Michael Jackson fans who said they were distraught over his death be paid a total of one euro in "emotional damages" by the entertainer's doctor, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 2011.
The court ruling in the city of Orleans capped a two-year struggle by a group of 30 French, Swiss and Belgian fans of the pop star for legal recognition of their loss.
Conrad Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for his role in administering an overdose of the surgical anaesthetic propofol, which killed the 50-year-old pop star in 2009. He served two years in jail and is now free.
"Dr. Murray was ordered to pay one 'symbolic' euro, or $1.34, and that's what we were looking for," the fans' lawyer Emmanuel Ludot said.