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By Andrew Magnotta @AndrewMagnotta May 7, 2021 Chris Cornell's family has reached a settlement with his former doctor, Robert Koblin, who was accused of negligently prescribing the rock icon prior to his suicide in 2017. A lawsuit originally filed by Chris's widow, Vicky Cornell, alleged that Dr. Koblin prescribed Lorazepam (also known as Ativan) to Chris as early as 2015, without ever performing a formal exam. Chris had well-documented struggles with addiction. Suicidal thoughts have long been associated with Ativan. One report claimed that the Soundgarden frontman was prescribed more tha...

Chris Cornell's Widow and Doctor Reach Settlement in Legal Feud Over Prescribed Drugs Celebrity 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 AceShowbiz - 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, M...

Chris Cornell’s family reached a confidential settlement with the doctor caring for the singer at the time of his death, as Rolling Stone reports. Cornell’s widow, Vicky Cornell, and her two children had sued Dr. Robert Koblin for malpractice in 2018 and settled the suit last month.  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, Cornell’s family maintained that Koblin’s treatment had contributed to the singer’...

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 w...

Family of Chris Cornell settles with doctor over his death ANDREW DALTON, AP Entertainment Writer May 6, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 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 Thurs...