Add this to the list of crazy rulings.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/11/us-france-jackson-idUSBREA1A1N920140211
http://www.theguardian.com/music/20...motional-suffering-fans-death-michael-jackson
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.
Under French law, plaintiffs can bring a case against another party who is neither French nor resides in France as long as they themselves are a citizen.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/11/us-france-jackson-idUSBREA1A1N920140211
Their lawyer, Emmanuel Ludot, told AFP: "As far as I know, this is the first time in the world that the notion of emotional damage in connection with a pop star has been recognised."
http://www.theguardian.com/music/20...motional-suffering-fans-death-michael-jackson