Nearly three years after Aaron Carter's death in California, his family's wrongful death case has taken a quiet but significant turn: a psychiatrist and treatment clinic have agreed to settle their part of the lawsuit, even as they continue to argue that compressed air canisters – not prescription drugs – caused the singer's fatal collapse.
Carter, 34, was found dead at his home in November 2022. A coroner later ruled his death an accident, citing the combined effects of difluoroethane – a gas used in compressed air products – and alprazolam, the generic form of Xanax. His relatives responded by filing a wrongful death suit on behalf of his four‑year‑old son, accusing his medical providers of negligence and overprescribing in the months before he died.
