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Geraldine Hughes -

I have one question to ask you, the reader, now that you
have more information concerning what was going on in the
legal realm: What would you have done at this point with these
same factors weighing out of your favor? Would you have
continued with the litigation or settled the case as Michael Jack-
son chose to do?
There were numerous other lawsuits that stemmed from
the child molestation lawsuit. There were multiple lawsuits
which involved the parties to this action against other involved
parties. Everyone was going lawsuit crazy. Some of the law-
suits that stemmed from this action, were as follows:

Evan Chandler v. June Chandler Schwartz and David
Schwartz.
Dr. Evan Chandler filed a lawsuit against June and David
Schwartz in August of 1994, for invasion of privacy, violation
of Penal Code section 632; intentional infliction of emotional
distress and conspiracy.
Dr. Chandler stated in the Complaint that in June of 1993,
he noticed a change in his son's personality, mental and physi-
cal well being. He further stated that David Schwartz recorded
their telephone conversation and gave the recordings to a third
party with the intent to publish said recordings and that on
August 31, 1993, the recordings were published and dissemi-
nated to the news media throughout the world.
June Schwartz answered the complaint by asserting that
the action was brought in bad faith, without probable cause
and in an attempt to avoid payment of past due child support.
She further asserted that said action was being brought to pro-
mote his own hope for celebrity status and a cruel plan to gain
control over the assets of the parties' minor child by manipu-
lating the child's affection.
June Schwartz further stated in her affirmative defenses
that the complaint was barred by virtue of the Release of Claims
executed by plaintiff as of July 30, 1993, and pursuant to a con-
fidentially sealed release agreement between plaintiff, defen-
dant and a third party. Because the plaintiff was not the victim

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