Aaron Carter Estate Settles With Walgreens in Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over Xanax Prescriptions
Categoria: Musica
The late singer’s family has resolved their claims against Walgreens and another Los Angeles pharmacy. They’re still suing his former dentist.
Por Billboard | 21/10/2026
The estate of Aaron Carter has settled wrongful death claims against Walgreens and another pharmacy that filled the singer’s Xanax prescriptions before his 2022 drowning. Attorneys for Carter’s family announced in a Thursday (Oct. 15) court filing, obtained and first reported by Billboard , that they’ve “reached a settlement resolving all claims” against both Walgreens and Santa Monica Medical Plaza Pharmacy. The estate still has claims remaining against a dentist that prescribed Xanax to the 2000s pop star. Related Aaron Carter’s Family Gets Settlement From L.A. Psychiatrist Over Xanax Prescriptions Diddy Moved From New Jersey Prison to Similar Facility in Pennsylvania Weezer to Receive Legend of Live Award at 2026 Billboard Live Music Summit Deal terms were not made public. The Carter estate’s attorney, Marc Lazo , told Billboard on Wednesday (Oct. 21) that they’re “satisfied” with the settlement. “We’re pleased that the pharmaceutical parties have accepted a resolution,” added Lazo. “It took some time to get there, but we did it.” Reps for Walgreens and Santa Monica Medical did not return requests for comment. Carter drowned in a bathtub at the age of 34 with drugs in his system. In 2023, his former fiancée brought a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of their four-year-old son alleging a psychiatrist and dentist were to blame for overprescribing Xanax to Carter, and that pharmacies wrongly filled the prescriptions without checking to see if he was abusing the drug. The defendants all maintained that Carter’s death was caused not by Xanax, but by the gas he inhaled from canisters of compressed air (known as difluoroethane). In court filings, they argued that the amount of Xanax in Carter’s system at the time of death was not enough to make him lose consciousness. The psychiatry clinic was the first to settle with Carter’s family this past May. The pharmacies have now followed suit, though dentist Jason Mirabile is still fighting the claims. Mirabile is currently scheduled to go to trial against the Carter estate in January. Related Aaron Carter’s Family Heads Toward Trial in Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Xanax Providers Mirabile’s attorneys have indicated in pre-trial filings that they plan to argue Carter was an absentee father to his son, and that therefore, the child cannot win damages for lost financial support or companionship. Mirabile’s team wants to call witnesses from the Department of Children and Family Services, who allegedly got involved in a custody dispute between Carter and his former fiancée before he died. Lazo, the Carter family’s attorney, told Billboard on Wednesday, “We do remain disappointed about the dentist. It seems like he’s spending his time trying to defame Aaron Carter and trying to contrive stories about Aaron not having been a good father, et cetera, rather than accept liability for his own conduct.” “Trial is now set for early January,” added Lazo. “We’ll see if that goes, or i