The mother of 32-year-old Adam Emmott, who died last year from a prescription drug overdose in Forest Knolls, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Marin County Superior Court against her son’s physician, Wendi Joiner.
A former Coastal Health Alliance family practitioner, Dr. Joiner lost her license with the Medical Board of California in November following a 2014 drunk driving arrest and 2015 conviction. The ensuing investigation conducted by the state medical board revealed 33…