[iowamark]

The hospital saved his life with Narcan. He refused hospitalization and died a week later after another overdose. Now the hospital and physicians are getting sued.

I hope to see the text of this lawsuit. Please post a link if you find it.

I believe that Prince died without a will. His family's actions are disgraceful.

[Gay State Conservative]

I worked for 20+ years in a big city ER.I've seen more ODs than most of us have had hot meals.Junkies are almost universally the biggest pigs you can imagine.They come in essentially dead and you save their lives with Narcan and respiratory support.Ten minutes later they're cursing you,pulling out their IVs and storming out.

If I was on the jury I would,knowing what I know,vote "not one red penny for this junkie's heirs".

[Gay State Conservative]

I believe that Prince died without a will.

Meaning the lawyers will get all the $$$.

[Vaquero]

Really? Seems this weird man made his choices and it killed him.

[Jim Noble]

There has been a recent change whereby society (read, “politicians, media, entertainment”) have developed a message for drug addicts that it’s not their fault, that someone else is to blame, and that “treatment” with other people’s money is our main priority.

This, of course, has made the situation radically worse, as any thinking person would expect.

[ncalburt]

Good luck to that pack of lazy bloodsucking leeches
With a jury trial in Moline Ill .

[ClearCase_guy]

I believe that Prince’s net worth was more than $150M — which obviously is barely enough to make ends meet. So, of course, his heirs need to sue some people and get some more dough. Gotta pay the rent, you know.

[rdl6989]

I remember reading shortly after his death that when he was in Moline the hospital didn’t have a private room for him so his managers/entourage wouldn’t agree to let him stay even though the doctors said he needed to remain in the hospital.

[VTenigma]

So the hospital gets sued, a big settlement happens, policy changes are made, and those truly in pain find it impossible to access the medications they need. Rinse, repeat thanks to some junkies.

[minnesota_bound]

Actor John Ritter’s family did the same. He had heart problems, was looking ill for a while and then had a aorta break while at work. He was rushed to the nearby hospital and they knew nothing of his condition. He was dead right away (my father died same condition). The doctor was sued, basically for doing tests to determine the problem. They thought he did not treat him fast enough
Ritter had years to treat the problem as his father also had heart problems.