10/31/2016 12:40 AM PDT BY TMZ STAFF
EXCLUSIVE
Former Playboy model Katie May‘s estate is giving the chiropractor who caused her death 2 options — fund her daughter’s education or brace for a wrongful death lawsuit.
Katie’s estate says it’s contacted the L.A. chiropractor who adjusted Katie’s neck, accidentally tearing a major artery which the coroner says caused her death. The estate’s powerhouse lawyer, Ronald Richards, tells us the coroner’s finding — first reported by TMZ, makes it clear the chiro needs to compensate Katie’s heir … her 7-year-old daughter.
Richards says he told the chiropractor he wants a settlement to avoid a lengthy, messy trial. He told us the estate is seeking something in the low 7 figures, and intends to use it to set up a college fund for Katie’s little girl.
He agrees with the coroner’s finding that the death was accidental, but adds … when licensed professionals are negligent and cause death “there are some consequences.”
