Bob Saget’s family has filed a lawsuit against Orange County Sheriff John Mina and the medical examiner’s office to block the further release of medical records.The lawsuit claims the further release of records would cause the family to “suffer irreparable harm in the form of extreme mental pain, anguish, and emotional distress”The only way to stop the above from happening was to seek injunctive relief, the document claims.In addition, the lawsuit says no public interest would be served by the release of the records to the public.In the initial death investigation, the report stated that Saget was expected to check out of the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Orlando Sunday, Jan. 9. But his family was unable to get ahold of him. Records showed the last time he used his key card to enter his room was 2:17 a.m. Sunday.Family members contacted hotel security who sent a team member to perform a welfare check.When the security team member entered the room, he noted all the lights were off.Investigators found no signs of foul play.RELATED: Medical examiner releases official statement on Bob Saget’s deathLast week, the medical examiner for Orange and Osceola counties released an official statement on Saget’s death.The official autopsy report states Saget had an abrasion on the back of his head and a subdural hematoma, or build-up of blood on his brain.The report concludes, “It is most probable that the decedent suffered an unwitnessed fall backwards and struck the posterior aspect of his head. The manner of death is accident.”The autopsy report also says he was positive for COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says an individual can continue to test positive for the virus for up to three months after they are infected. Saget had talked about a previous battle with COVID-19 on a podcast one week before his death.
Bob Saget’s family has filed a lawsuit against Orange County Sheriff John Mina and the medical examiner’s office to block the further release of medical records.
The lawsuit claims the further release of records would cause the family to “suffer irreparable harm in the form of extreme mental pain, anguish, and emotional distress”
The only way to stop the above from happening was to seek injunctive relief, the document claims.
In addition, the lawsuit says no public interest would be served by the release of the records to the public.
In the initial death investigation, the report stated that Saget was expected to check out of the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Orlando Sunday, Jan. 9. But his family was unable to get ahold of him. Records showed the last time he used his key card to enter his room was 2:17 a.m. Sunday.
Family members contacted hotel security who sent a team member to perform a welfare check.
When the security team member entered the room, he noted all the lights were off.
Investigators found no signs of foul play.
RELATED: Medical examiner releases official statement on Bob Saget’s death
Last week, the medical examiner for Orange and Osceola counties released an official statement on Saget’s death.
The official autopsy report states Saget had an abrasion on the back of his head and a subdural hematoma, or build-up of blood on his brain.
The report concludes, “It is most probable that the decedent suffered an unwitnessed fall backwards and struck the posterior aspect of his head. The manner of death is accident.”
The autopsy report also says he was positive for COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says an individual can continue to test positive for the virus for up to three months after they are infected. Saget had talked about a previous battle with COVID-19 on a podcast one week before his death.