Prince’s heirs have filed suit in Chicago’s Cook County against an Illinois hospital and the drugstore giant Walgreens. They are alleging that pharmacists in two of Walgreens’s Minnesota branches dispensed “prescription medications not valid for a legitimate medical purpose.” The heirs also claim that Prince received inadequate care while at Trinity Medical Center which directly resulted in his death. John Goetz, who filed the lawsuit at the behest of Prince’s family, said in a statement: “We will have much to say when the time is right. We have client interests to protect at the moment, including our theory of the case. What happened to Prince is happening to families across America. Prince’s family wishes, through its investigation, to shed additional light on what happened to Prince. At the same time, further light on the opiate epidemic will hopefully help the fight to save lives. If Prince’s death helps save lives, then all was not lost.”
See Scott Neuman, Prince’s Family Files Wrongful Death Suit Against Hospital, Pharmacy Chain, NPR, April 24, 2018.
Special thanks to Jim Hillhouse (Professional Legal Marketing (PLM, Inc.) for bringing this article to my attention.
