Jackson estate, businessman settle copyright case

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson’s estate and a businessman working with the singer’s mother have settled a copyright infringement case for $2.5 million.

The settlement was announced Tuesday in a Los Angeles federal courthouse right before a trial on damages was scheduled to begin. The estate had sued Howard Mann and his businesses in January 2011, claiming he had violated Jackson copyrights in a book and other merchandise he sold in collaboration with Katherine Jackson.