A Los Angeles Superior Court ruled today that Michael Jackson pay more than $256,000 to a law firm that handled some of the issues during his child molestation trial.

The law firm of Ayscough & Marar sued the pop star for failing to pay for work it did during Jackson’s 2005 molestation trial. The firm apparently prevented the release of some information to the public and to lawyers in civil cases.

Jackson countersued the law firm, but that case was dismissed. On Friday, a judge ruled that the pop star has to pay $216,837 (€157,345) and an additional $39,177 (€28,428.3) in interest to Ayscough & Marar, according to court records.

The firm was also employed by Jackson in a case involving former business associate Marc Schaffel. Schaffel sued Jackson, claiming he owed him $1.4 million (€1 million). In 2006, the jury awarded Schaffel $900,000 and awarded Jackson $200,000 in a countersuit against Schaffel.

Although Jackson was acquitted of child molestation charges, financial and personal woes seem to follow one after another. There have been reports of a Los Angeles drug store suing the singer for unpaid bills.

An auction of Jackson family memorabilia picked up more than half a billion dollars. The pop star did not want the auction to go through and even tried to stop it through his lawyers. An arrangement was eventually made between Jackson and the auctioneer.

Not all is going wrong though. A man convicted of arranging a secret videotaping of the singer and his lawyer in 2003, while on a jet belonging to his Santa Monica charter jet company, will have a judge decide how much he should pay if he loses a civil lawsuit.

Aside from all the visits to courts, there has also been talk of a musical return from Jackson. Earlier this year, Black Eyed Peas member will.i.am talked about his collaboration with the man once known as the King of Pop and said his voice was good as ever, promising fans a great album.