{
  "id": 15964821,
  "title": "Aaron Carter Estate Settles With Walgreens in Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over Xanax Prescriptions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/aaron-carter-estate-settles-with-walgreens-in-wrongful-death-lawsuit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T22:18:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/pro/aaron-carter-family-settles-death-lawsuit-walgreens-xanax/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The estate of Aaron Carter has reached a settlement with Walgreens and Santa Monica Medical Plaza Pharmacy, ending wrongful death claims related to the singer's Xanax prescriptions. The attorneys for Carter's family announced the resolution in a court filing, although the settlement amount remains undisclosed. They expressed satisfaction with the outcome, stating that the pharmaceutical parties have accepted a resolution. Walgreens and Santa Monica Medical Pharmacy have declined to comment on the matter. Aaron Carter drowned in 2022, with drugs in his system, including Xanax. In 2023, his former fiancée filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the psychiatry clinic, dentist, and the pharmacies, alleging that they overprescribed Xanax to Carter and failed to check for potential abuse. The psychiatry clinic settled with the family in May, while the pharmacies have now settled as well. The dentist, Jason Mirabile, is still contesting the claims and is set to go to trial in January.",
  "summary": "The late singer’s family has resolved their claims against Walgreens and another Los Angeles pharmacy. They’re still suing his former dentist.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}