Chris Cornell s Widow and Doctor Reach Settlement in Legal Feud Over Prescribed Drugs
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Vicky Cornell has settled her legal spat with her late husband s doctor after she accused him of over-prescribing mind-bending drugs that led to the star s tragic suicide. May 8, 2021
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Chris Cornell s widow and his doctor have reached a confidential settlement in an ongoing legal spat over the drugs she claims prompted the rocker to take his life.
Vicky Cornell accused
Dr. Robert Koblin of over-prescribing mind-bending drugs that led to her husband s May 2017 suicide in a Detroit, Michigan hotel room.
In her lawsuit, she claimed Koblin prescribed 940 doses of the anti-anxiety drug Lorazepam as well as Oxycodone during the last 20 months of his life without examining the
La familia de Chris Cornell llegó a un acuerdo confidencial con el médico que recetó ansiolíticos al cantante antes de su muerte
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Chris Cornellâs family reached a confidential settlement with the doctor caring for the singer at the time of his death, as
Rolling Stone reports. Cornellâs widow, Vicky Cornell, and her two children had sued Dr. Robert Koblin for malpractice in 2018 and settled the suit last month.Â
Cornell died by suicide in May 2017, and a toxicology report revealed multiple prescription drugs in his system, including Butalbital, Lorazepam, Pseudoephedrine, and barbiturates. In the original suit, Cornellâs family maintained that Koblinâs treatment had contributed to the singerâs death, alleging that the medications had âimpaired [his] cognition, clouded his judgment, and caused him to engage in dangerous impulsive behaviors that he was unable to control, costing him his life.â Â
Coroner’s investigators in Michigan ruled Cornell‘s death a suicide by hanging. Tests showed the presence of lorazepam, better known by its brand name Ativan, in Cornell‘s system along with barbiturates and the anti-opioid drug naloxone, but did not cite them as a factor in his death.
The lawsuit said Koblin and his Beverly Hills, California, office “negligently and repeatedly” prescribed “dangerous mind-altering controlled substances to Chris Cornell which impaired Mr. Cornell‘s cognition, clouded his judgment, and caused him to engage in dangerous impulsive behaviors that he was unable to control, costing him his life.”
The lawsuit said the doctor did this knowing Cornell had a serious history of substance abuse.
Family of Chris Cornell settles with doctor over his death
ANDREW DALTON, AP Entertainment Writer
May 6, 2021
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FILE - This Sept. 23, 2011 file photo shows musician Chris Cornell in New York. The family of Chris Cornell and a doctor who they alleged over-prescribed him drugs before he died have agreed to a settle a lawsuit. Documents filed in Los Angeles court by attorneys for the rock singer’s widow and their children said a confidential settlement had been reached. The documents were filed in April, but had gone unnoticed before City News Service reported on them Thursday, May 6, 2021.John Carucci/AP
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