Overview
- Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael E. Whitaker granted the estate’s petition on March 4, finding a valid and binding arbitration provision.
- The estate must submit a proposed order by March 18, with any objections due April 1, according to the court filing obtained this week.
- Four Cascio siblings filed a Feb. 27 lawsuit alleging Jackson groomed and sexually abused them as minors and trafficked them across multiple locations over several years.
- Estate attorney Marty Singer called the allegations financially motivated and cited prior agreements and public defenses of Jackson, while pointing to a separate $213 million civil extortion claim against Frank Cascio.
- Cascio’s lawyer said the arbitration decision concerns the estate’s claims involving Frank and does not halt the siblings’ federal case against Jackson-affiliated companies.