Post by david g. on Aug 22, 2006 12:00:20 GMT -5
Jackson's Friend Wins Condo Lawsuit
A man whose father set him on fire as a child and during his recovery was befriended by Michael Jackson has reclaimed a condominium Friday. Someone posing as the pop star's cousin had been accused of bilking from him.
A superior court judge signed a default judgment to return the property to Dave Dave, also known as David Rothenberg, said Brian Oxman, his attorney. He was also awarded $93,000 in damages, according to Oxman, who took the case on Jackson's request. "This is a case where the most vulnerable was taken advantage of,' Oxman said.
Dave was 6 years old when his father set him on fire in an Orange County motel room during a custody dispute. More thank 90% of Rothenberg's body was burned.
Dave alleged in a lawsuit filed in February that Darnello Jackson posed as Michael Jackson's cousin to gain trust into signing over his $335,000 condominium in Inglewood. The two meet in 2003 at Neverland Ranch.
Darnello didn't appear for the hearing or file court papers.
"All I can say now is that there is another side to this story," he said by phone.
A man whose father set him on fire as a child and during his recovery was befriended by Michael Jackson has reclaimed a condominium Friday. Someone posing as the pop star's cousin had been accused of bilking from him.
A superior court judge signed a default judgment to return the property to Dave Dave, also known as David Rothenberg, said Brian Oxman, his attorney. He was also awarded $93,000 in damages, according to Oxman, who took the case on Jackson's request. "This is a case where the most vulnerable was taken advantage of,' Oxman said.
Dave was 6 years old when his father set him on fire in an Orange County motel room during a custody dispute. More thank 90% of Rothenberg's body was burned.
Dave alleged in a lawsuit filed in February that Darnello Jackson posed as Michael Jackson's cousin to gain trust into signing over his $335,000 condominium in Inglewood. The two meet in 2003 at Neverland Ranch.
Darnello didn't appear for the hearing or file court papers.
"All I can say now is that there is another side to this story," he said by phone.
