Charlie Robison, the country music singer and songwriter who died Sunday at the age of 59, once claimed medical malpractice abruptly ended his music career.
According to court documents obtained by the San Antonio Express-News, the Texas singer sued Dr. Christian Stallworth in September 2018 for gross negligence and battery.
He alleged he suffered permanent injuries during a January 2018 tonsillectomy and other medical work.
The singer claimed he underwent a tonsillectomy and uvulopalatopharyngoplasty — the latter a procedure to open the upper airways by taking out extra tissue in the throat. The surgery is to treat sleep apnea and recurring sinus infections.
Robison claimed in the suit that he was unable to sing and had difficulty swallowing foods and liquids after the procedures. Stallworth allegedly failed to inform Robison of the associated risks of “impairment or change in his voice quality.”
Robison performs at the Texas Thunder Festival on May 17, 2013, in Gardendale. Getty Images
Robison, the ex-husband of The Chicks’ Emily Strayer, 51, said he could no longer work as a recording artist and entertainer and asked for at least $2 million in lost earnings from Stallworth, court filings stated.
The Post has contacted reps for Robison and Stallworth for comment.
A trial was postponed several times before being rescheduled for April 3, but Robison ultimately dropped the case in October 2022.
The documents do not reveal why Robison dropped it or if an out-of-court settlement was reached, according to the San Antonio Express-News.
The outlet noted Robison announced his retirement in 2018 one day before filing the lawsuit, but he performed shows in June 2022 and on July 14.
Robison rocks the house June 14, 2001, at Fan FairAE, the world’s biggest country music festival in Nashville.Getty Images
Robison died at a hospital in San Antonio after suffering cardiac arrest and other complications, according to the Associated Press.
He launched his career in the ’80s and released his solo debut, “Bandera,” which was named for the Texas Hill Country town where his family had a ranch for 80 years.
He is survived by his wife, Kristen Robison; four children, Charles Augustus, Julianna Tex, Henry Benjamin, and Jett James; and stepchildren.
Three of his children are with Strayer, whom he divorced in 2008.
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