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chance to collect millions in damages and place blame for her son's untimely demise.
• "I'm OK," was all that the Jackson family matriarch said as she moved slowly out of a courtroom after hearing Wednesday's stunning verdict denying her claim for as much as $1.5 billion and giving her nothing.
• Some called it the Jackson family's last stand in court, a longshot effort that may have been doomed by the singer's own history of addiction struggles and headstrong decision-making when it came to his medical care. All of it came out in this trial, and while Jackson's musical triumphs live on, his image took a serious hit.

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