[source: NME.com]
Michael Jackson is facing a lawsuit from the family of a woman who died two years ago. Manuela Gomez Ruiz's family claim she was moved from her two-bed trauma unit to make room for Jackson when he arrived with flu symptoms. The lawsuit was filed last Thursday against Jackson and the Marian Medical Centre in California. The family had previously complained that Ruiz, who was on life support, was moved to make way for Jackson on February 15, 2005. The singer missed his court appearance that day due to illness, while Ruiz suffered a heart attack in the evening and died. A statement from the medical centre claimed the suit was without merit and merely "another frivolous claim to generate publicity". "Manuela Ruiz was dying," prosecution attorney James McKiernan retorted. Michael Jackson was also dying… not to go to court that day." Yahoo reports the suit alleged intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress, elder abuse, false imprisonment and conspiracy by Jackson, Marian Medical Centre and Catholic Heathcare West, which owns the hospital.