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Xanax Clinic Settles Aaron Carter Overdose Lawsuit
14 May
Summary
- Amen Clinics settled wrongful death claims for a confidential sum.
- Clinic claims Xanax was not cause of death, but gas inhalation.
- Other defendants, including pharmacies, still face trial in October.
A Los Angeles-based psychiatry clinic, Amen Clinics, has reached a settlement with the family of Aaron Carter concerning his overdose death in 2022. The agreement resolves wrongful death claims against the clinic and one of its psychiatrists, Dr. John Faber.
The confidential sum is intended as a full resolution. Amen Clinics and Dr. Faber have not admitted any wrongdoing. Their legal team maintains that the clinic adhered to all standards of care and asserts that Carter's death resulted from inhaling difluoroethane from compressed air canisters.
Carter, who was 34, was found deceased in a bathtub with drugs in his system. His former fiancée had initiated a lawsuit, alleging that two doctors overprescribed Xanax. The suit also named pharmacies for allegedly filling prescriptions without verifying potential abuse.
Additional defendants, including dentist Jason Mirabile and pharmacies Walgreens and Santa Monica Medical Plaza Pharmacy, have also disputed the claims. They argue the amount of Xanax in Carter's system was insufficient to cause unconsciousness. These parties have not settled and are scheduled for trial in October.
Aaron Carter rose to fame in the late 1990s, opening for the Backstreet Boys, where his brother Nick Carter was a member. He later achieved solo success as a teen heartthrob, with his 2000 album "Aaron's Party (Come and Get It)" reaching No. 4 on the Billboard 200 chart.
