Chris Cornell's family settles lawsuit with doctor over rocker's death - Fox News

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Chris Cornell's family and a doctor who they alleged over-prescribed him drugs before he died have agreed to settle a lawsuit.

Court documents filed by attorneys for the rock singer's widow, Vicky Cornell, and their children, Toni and Christopher Nicholas Cornell, said a confidential settlement had been reached.

The Cornell family alleged in the lawsuit filed in 2018 in Los Angeles Superior Court that medication, especially the anti-anxiety drug lorazepam, prescribed by Dr.

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.

Vicky Cornell slammed the investigation into her husband Chris Cornell’s death a year after he died.

The lawsuit said the doctor did this knowing Cornell had a serious history of substance abuse.

have reached a confidential settlement agreement to resolve all claims," the Cornell family attorneys said in the April 2 court filing.

"Unfortunately, as with many celebrity cases, this action has also attracted the attention of troubled individuals who have harassed Plaintiffs, including by threatening the life and safety of Plaintiffs Toni Cornell and Christopher Nicholas Cornell.".

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