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Jim Carrey fails to stop wrongful death lawsuit over ex Cathriona White’s death

Jim Carrey has failed to get a lawsuit over his Irish ex-girlfriend Cathriona White’s death thrown out of court.

According to the Press Association, a judge confirmed that a trial will go ahead next April over claims that the actor used his “wealth, influence and celebrity status” to provide Cathriona with the prescriptions drugs that she overdosed with.

The make-up artist, who was originally from Cappawhite in Co. Tipperary, was found dead at her home in Los Angeles in September 2015.

And now, Cathriona’s estranged husband Mark Burton and her mother Brigid Sweetman are suing the 55-year-old.

Lawsuit: Jim will face a jury next year over the wrongful death claims | Guillermo Proano/WENN.com

Jim’s lawyer Raymond Boucher had asked the Los Angeles Superior Court to throw out the case, but, Judge Deirdre Hill eventually ruled that the actor should face a jury over the wrongful death claims under the Drug Dealer Liability Act.

The judge also ruled against his privacy request, as she felt the jury should hear medical evidence regarding allegations that Jim gave Cathriona three sexually transmitted diseases during their on-off relationship.

Jim also dropped a request for Cathriona’s mother Brigid Sweetman to put a bond of $372,000 dollars (€327,000) aside to go towards his costs if he had managed to get the case thrown out of court.

Jim’s lawyer wrote to the court to dismiss the bond request, citing that Brigid lacks the means to pay and is ill.

After news of the trial broke, Jim’s lawyer denied that they would attempt to settle the case by saying, “We are preparing for trial.”

The 20-day trial is due to begin on April 26, 2018.

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