Jenkins’ family said she had not been prescribed the drug, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. Topiramate is prescribed for a range of conditions, but is most commonly used to treat epilepsy and migraines. Two other family members will also receive a combined $2.7 million of the settlement fund.Ī medical examiner in 2017 ruled Jenkins’ death was accidental, caused by hypothermia and “cold exposure in a walk-in freezer” as well as “ethanol and topiramate intoxication.” After reviewing hours of surveillance video and interviewing party attendees, authorities said at the time her death was accidental and there was no reason to suspect foul play.Ī copy of the settlement order filed Tuesday in the Circuit Court of Cook County states Jenkins’ mother, Tereasa Martin, will receive approximately $3.7 million, while other parts of the settlement will go toward the payment of attorney fees, funeral costs and other expenses.

The young woman’s body was found in the freezer in September 2017 after she attended a party at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel. The family of Kenneka Jenkins, a 19-year-old woman who died in an Illinois hotel’s walk-in freezer more than six years ago, has settled a lawsuit against the hotel for $10 million.

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