Michael Jackson's Estate gets Michael's medical records

Lawyers for the Michael Jackson Estate will get access to the records from medical providers and can show them to lawyers from Lloyd's of London, the insurance company for the This Is It Tour, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Malcolm Mackey ruled, AFP reported.

Lloyd's, which is trying to avoid to pay out on a policy worth about £11.2 million because it claimed did not know that Jackson was taking drugs, filed suit against tour promoter AEG in June.

Attorneys for the Jackson Estate and for Lloyd's will both decide which of the medical records are relevant to the case and ask Mackey to mediate in any dispute.

Lloyd's wants Mackey to rule that it does not have to pay out on the AEG insurance policy because it claims it was not told about Jackson's drug problems when the contract was signed, although it was demonstrated that he had no drug problems as showed in the autopsy report.

Lloyd's attorney Paul Schreiffer said Jackson waived any privacy rights he might have asserted by signing an agreement for his medical records to be produced for the company.

Schrieffer said the ruling should help move the case forward, adding that Lloyd's has sought the medical information for more than two years.

The medical records couldn't be unveiled until the trial wasn't over.

Lloyd's issued subpoenas for the records on July 12, including two directed at Beverly Hills dermatologist Dr Arnold Klein and Dr Allan Metzger, who accompanied Jackson on a tour in the 1990s.

The Lloyd's lawsuit against AEG claims the promoter did not tell the insurer about Jackson's medical history, "including, but not limited to, his apparent prescription drug use and/or drug addiction," that he hadn't.

The company also alleges AEG did not disclose the Jackson's use of propofol. AEG testified that it did not know about propofol.

"There is evidence to suggest that Michael Jackson had a history of narcotic use, including but not limited to demerol and propofol, the use of which may have resulted in his death, the Lloyd's court papers say.

The Los Angeles Coroner established the cause of the death as a result of "acute propofol intoxication" in combination with benzodiazepines.

"Dr Klein was a dermatologist for Michael Jackson who administered Demerol to Jackson reportedly on a regular basis," even though no demerol was found in the Michael Jackson system.