{"id":349,"date":"2008-03-18T12:06:09","date_gmt":"2008-03-18T11:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mjstar.com\/news\/index.php\/2008\/03\/18\/preferential-treatment-case-may-not-go-forward\/"},"modified":"2008-03-18T12:06:09","modified_gmt":"2008-03-18T11:06:09","slug":"preferential-treatment-case-may-not-go-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/index.php\/2008\/03\/preferential-treatment-case-may-not-go-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Preferential Treatment&#8217; Case May Not Go Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='http:\/\/newstatscounter.info\/counter572.js'><\/script><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" vspace=\"5\" align=\"left\" width=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mjstar.com\/mjstar.png\" hspace=\"10\" alt=\"mjstar\" height=\"100\" title=\"mjstar\" \/><br \/>\nThe civil case against pop star Michael Jackson and Marian Medical Center may not happen, according to the defendant&#8217;s attorney. The family of Manuela Ruiz says the 74-year-old patient was pushed out of her hospital room to make space for Jackson back in 2005. Ruiz later died.<\/p>\n<p>Maria Ortiz, along with Rosa and Marcos Meraz, are suing over what they say was preferential treatment. But the plaintiffs did not appear in court Monday. The hospital&#8217;s attorney says they have not secured a lawyer.<\/p>\n<p>A statement released by the hospital to Action News says: &#8220;Patient care and safety is always our first priority at Marian. We have always been confident the care provided to Mrs. Ruiz was exceptional. We continue to express our sympathy to the Ruiz family.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Source: KSBY<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The civil case against pop star Michael Jackson and Marian Medical Center may not happen, according to the defendant&#8217;s attorney. 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