Vicky Cornell, the widow of Chris Cornell, is suing the late singer’s doctor for malpractice, TMZ reports. According to the report, Vicky Cornell claims that Dr. Robert Koblin prescribed Chris too many prescription drugs over the last couple of years of his life “without even examining [him], performing lab studies... anything to determine if Chris was in danger.” Vicky Cornell and her two children are allegedly suing for unspecified damages.
The lawsuit reportedly states that Cornell was prescribed too much Lorazepam, in particular, which allegedly “increases the risk of suicide in addiction-prone individuals by impairing judgment and rational thinking.” (Lorazepam was found in Cornell’s system at the time of his death, a toxicology report revealed.)
According to TMZ, Vicky Cornell claims that “Dr. Koblin never warned Chris about the dangers of suicide or other side effects of long-term Lorazepam use.” In addition, the suit allegedly states that Dr. Koblin permitted his staff to write Lorazepam prescriptions for Chris Cornell “without showing any medical necessity or providing any monitoring.”
Chris Cornell died by suicide in May 2017. A toxicology report revealed that various prescription drugs were in his system at the time of his death.