Prince's family sues doctor who gave him opioids without a 'proper' prescription

The family of the late musician Prince is suing the doctor who prescribed the icon with opioids in spite of his addiction.

ABC News reported that the Minnesota-based lawsuit singles out Dr. Michael T. Schulenberg, the doctor who treated the superstar twice in the days leading up to his death from an opioid overdose in 2016.

"He failed to appropriately evaluate, diagnose, treat and counsel Prince for his recognizable opioid addiction, and further failed to take appropriate and reasonable steps to prevent the foreseeably fatal result of that addiction,” the lawsuit alleged.

“These departures from the standard of acceptable medical practice had a substantial part in bringing about Prince’s death," the family's suit read.

John Goetz, the attorney representing Prince's family in the fallout from his death, told ABC that there may possibly be more defendants added to the lawsuit.

"The Minnesota lawsuit is against all parties whom we now believe share legal responsibility for Prince's death,” the attorney said. “But it is possible that we will identify and add other parties as we move forward with the case.”

The report noted that the icon died after taking a fake Vicodin pill that contained the opioid fentanyl.

You can read the lawsuit below:

Family of Prince Files Lawsuit Against Doctor by Pete Madden on Scribd