Though closure on Michael Jackson's death seemed attainable by late 2012, it would only be a matter of months before the Jackson family encountered a new brand of turmoil. Believing that AEG Live—the entertainment company that promoted Michael Jackson's planned comeback series in 2009—had failed to effectively protect the singer while he was under Conrad Murray's care, the Jackson family launched a wrongful death lawsuit. One of their lawyers, Brian Panish, discussed AEG's alleged wrongdoing in the trial's opening statements on April 29, 2013: "They wanted to be No. 1 at all costs," he said. "We're not looking for any sympathy ... we're looking for truth and justice.