According to the CDC, from July 2016-December 2017 152 overdose deaths showed kratom on the toxicology report. Kratom was listed as an actual cause of death on 91 out of 152 of those reports, and seven of them listed kratom as the only substance that tested positive. Since this is only a 17-month period, the data does not currently exist to determine exactly how many people have died from using kratom. However, in recent years there have been a number of new wrongful death kratom lawsuits. Two well-known cases are of a mother of four who died of kratom use in her kitchen and a 23-year-old whose parents are fighting for justice after his death. If you lost someone close to you due to the negligence of kratom distributors, contact us today to find out if you could seek justice with a kratom lawsuit.