{"id":2045,"date":"2018-05-01T10:13:58","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T14:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/?p=2045"},"modified":"2018-05-09T20:15:39","modified_gmt":"2018-05-10T00:15:39","slug":"can-you-sue-a-syracuse-medical-professional-for-an-opioid-addiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/can-you-sue-a-syracuse-medical-professional-for-an-opioid-addiction\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Sue a Syracuse Medical Professional for an Opioid Addiction?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Opioid addiction can have deadly consequences for a patient. If you or a loved one has been hurt or someone you love has passed away due to an opioid overdose, you may have legal rights. At DeFrancisco\u00a0&amp; Falgiatano\u00a0Personal Injury Lawyers, our Syracuse medical malpractice lawyers can examine your case and help you understand your rights.<\/p>\n<p>There has been a lot of speculation around singer Prince\u2019s death. Based on a criminal investigation, it is believed that Prince died as a result of overdosing on what he believed were prescription opioids such as Vicodin, but were actually the black market version of these drugs, containing the much more powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl. Investigators could not figure out where Prince may have gotten these counterfeit drugs and, as a result, did not charge anyone in the death.<\/p>\n<p>Prince\u2019s family, however, recently filed a malpractice lawsuit against a hospital in Illinois that treated Prince\u2019s first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/04\/23\/arts\/music\/prince-overdose-wrongful-death-lawsuit.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opioid overdose<\/a> a week before his death. The lawsuit states that Prince\u2019s death was a \u201cdirect and proximate cause\u201d of the hospital failing to appropriately diagnose and treat the overdose. The lawsuit also claims that the hospital failed to investigate the cause of the overdose and provide proper counseling. In addition, the family is suing Walgreens, alleging that the pharmacy dispensed narcotic prescription medications to the pop star.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/can-you-sue-a-syracuse-medical-professional-for-an-opioid-addiction\/#more-2045\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opioid addiction can have deadly consequences for a patient. If you or a loved one has been hurt or someone you love has passed away due to an opioid overdose, you may have legal rights. At DeFrancisco\u00a0&amp; Falgiatano\u00a0Personal Injury Lawyers, our Syracuse medical malpractice lawyers can examine your case and help you understand your rights. 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