Family of woman who died from ingesting kratom, a legal opioid-like herbal extract, awarded $11 million in damages

• A 39-year-old mother of four died in 2021 after ingesting kratom, a legal herbal extract. 
• The seller, Kratom Distro, has now been ordered to pay her family and estate $11 million.
• Kratom was banned by the Drug Enforcement Administration in 2016 but the move was quickly overturned.

The family of a woman who died after ingesting a legal herbal extract with opioid-like effects has been awarded more than $11 million in damages.

Krystal Talavera, a 39-year-old mother of four, was found unconscious by her partner, Biagio Vultaggio, on June 20, 2021. Vultaggio called paramedics, who took Talavera to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead.