The wrongful death lawsuit filed on behalf of Aaron Carter ’s toddler son over the singer’s drug-linked drowning three years ago is proceeding to trial after a wave of legal challenges.

In a series of rulings that culminated in a final order made public today, a Los Angeles County judge found that Cater’s sole heir, Princeton Lyric Carter, has a right to a jury trial over claims that two doctors and two pharmacies “overprescribed” and supplied the late pop star with “excessively high and unreasonably frequent amounts” of Xanax before his death. But in a loss for the former teen idol’s 3-year-old son, Princeton has no right to seek so-called survival action damages, the judge ruled.

Survival action damages are damages related to the medical expenses, lost wages, and pain and suffering

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