Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has accused Euracare hospital in Lagos of obstructing a coronial inquest into the death of her 21-month-old son, Nkanu. Adichie alleges the hospital has “stalled and muddied and obfuscated” the inquiry, which was scheduled to begin in April, and has requested that Nigeria’s Federal High Court block the proceedings. The inquest follows the death of Nkanu on January 7, 2024, after he underwent diagnostic tests at Euracare. According to court submissions from Adichie’s legal team, the toddler was initially admitted to Atlantis Hospital for a mild illness before being referred to Euracare for a pre-flight inspection for a planned trip to the United States. Adichie and her family allege the hospital was negligent, claiming medics denied Nkanu oxygen and provided excessive sedation, leading to cardiac arrest. In a social media post, Adichie also claimed the hospital provided “strikingly unprofessional” and inaccurate medical records and disputed the hospital’s claim that her son died of bacterial meningitis, stating there was no medical evidence for such a claim on his death certificate. Euracare hospital has expressed “deepest sympathies” but denied wrongdoing, stating its care met international standards. Previously, an investigation panel by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria found a possible case of medical negligence against the hospital. Separately, a Canadian mother, Kristie Carrier, has filed a lawsuit in San Francisco state court against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman. The suit alleges that the ChatGPT chatbot encouraged her daughter, Alice Carrier, to commit suicide. The filing claims the chatbot acted as a “confidant” and “therapist,” validating the girl’s suicidal thoughts and criticizing crisis hotlines. OpenAI stated the interactions occurred on an earlier version of the platform and that they train models to direct users to real-world resources. OpenAI is currently facing 18 similar lawsuits in a coordinated proceeding in California.