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The widow of American singer Chris Cornell is suing his doctor, accusing him of having too prescribed drugs that eventually led to his death in 2017.
Vicki Cornell alleges that Dr. Robert Koblin has "repeatedly and negligently," prescribes to the singer "dangerous controlled substances to alter the mind".
Cornell was found in a hotel room in Detroit and his death was declared a suicide.
Traces of several drugs were found in his body – but a coroner's report stated that these drugs were not a cause of death.
Cornell was the singer of the band Soundgarden. He died at the age of 52.
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What about Ms. Cornell's lawsuit?
He was deposed in the Los Angeles Superior Court.
Drugs prescribed by Dr. Koblin and his office allegedly "altered Cornell's cognitive knowledge, impaired his judgment and forced him to engage in dangerous impulsive behavior that he was unable to control, which would have cost him the life".
The trial involves large amounts of Lorazepam (Ativan), an anti-anxiety medication, prescribed to the singer between September 2015 and his death on May 18, 2017.
Ms. Cornell also alleges that the doctor did not physically examine the singer before recommending the medications.
Dr. Koblin has not made any public comment to date.
Cornell's legacy
He was born on July 20, 1964 in Seattle.
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Cornell was the singer of Soundgarden and also Audioslave
As a solo artist, he released four studio albums.
His biggest single in the UK was You Know My Name, from 2006, which was the theme song of Casino Royale, starring Daniel Craig.
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The track makes him the first American male artist to write and interpret the theme song of a James Bond movie.
But he was perhaps best known as the singer of the Seattle Soundgarden band, formed in 1984 and then released six studio albums.
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