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Sean Levert's Widow Awarded $4M Over Jail Death
June 18, 2010
The widow of R&B singer Sean Levert has won a $4 million settlement of a lawsuit over his 2008 death in an Ohio jail.
The agreement with Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH'-guh) County and a jail medical services contractor was reached late Wednesday in Cleveland federal court. It includes no official admission of liability.
The 39-year-old Levert was jailed on March 24, 2008, after being sentenced for owing nearly $90,000 in child support. He died six days later and had been denied his prescribed anti-anxiety medication Xanax (ZAN'-ehks) while he was held.
The coroner said Xanax withdrawal contributed to Levert's death.
The singer was a member of the 1980s R&B trio LeVert and the son of O'Jays lead vocalist Eddie Levert.
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Wow....good for her.
That's a damn shame....I KNEW they killed his ass! "Bring friends, bring your children and bring foot spray 'cause it's gon' be funky." ~ Prince
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How much Xanax was he taking? I never had withdrawal symptoms when I stopped taking it after 2 years on it. I only took it as-needed (once or twice a day) but it is easily addictive if you start taking it more often. "Keep in mind that I'm an artist...and I'm sensitive about my shit."--E. Badu | |
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I don't know if it's ever been reported as to how much he was taking, but the video that leaked of him in police custody (on the night he died) is very distrubing. I think there is definitely more to the story than what is being reported. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
U 'gon make me shake my doo loose! http://www.twitter.com/nivlekbrad | |
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