Howard Mann Lawyers Katherine Jackson lawsuit

As long as Michael Jackson has fans, he will also have on-going legal battles ... deceased or not.

Howard Mann, a business partner of Katherine Jackson's, is currently involved in a lawsuit with Michael Jackson's Estate over a possible violation of copyright and trademark laws. The Estate claims Mann is making millions from the King of Pop's music, photos and drawings through his website: MichaelJacksonSecretVault.com.

Here’s some background on Mann: the Canadian entrepreneur bought a warehouse full of Jackson family paraphernalia which included video of the 1975 CBS variety series featuring the whole family, and the masters to 273 unreleased Jackson tracks.

Some of these tracks feature a solo MJ, while others are duets with music superstars such as Tina Turner, and a few feature the Jackson family. Instead of handing these over, Mann insists the precious archives belong to Michael's family, not the guys controlling his Estate.

X17online caught up with Mann, who calls the lawsuit "malicious and unfounded", as he went to visit his lawyer in LA Friday. We're not really sure what he's got in the box he's carrying, but we hear it could be filled with evidence to vindicate the Estate's claims against the angry businessman.