A jury found that an oral surgeon who prescribed a pain reliever to a woman following a dental procedure was not liable for her death.
Penny Jennings, 32, had two molars extracted by Christopher Johnson. Afterward, he prescribed hydrocodone. Jennings died that evening. The cause of death was listed as hydrocodone toxicity with seizure disorder. The estate noted Jennings underwent gallbladder surgery three days before and already had been prescribed hydrocodone. It claimed Johnson should not have dispensed additional hydrocodone.
