From a legal standpoint, no. AM's intentional ingestion of illegal drugs serves as a superceding cause, which breaks the chain of causation and cuts off the defendants' liability. However, his estate may be able to get the companies to settle to avoid more bad publicity.
Perez, your blurb contradicts Cheryl Burke as quoted to E! News. According to them:
Burke praised the producers for the changes, but thinks the five hour daily limit at the onset of training doesn't go far enough. "I think it should be a four hours," she said. "Your body still needs to get into it."
Whether or not will-i-am is legally accountable for his deplorable actions, he is accountable to the public. Just as I pledged to never buy another of Chris Brown's singles, I will never again purchase music from will-i-am or the Black Eyed Peas.
Burke praised the producers for the changes, but thinks the five hour daily limit at the onset of training doesn't go far enough.
"I think it should be a four hours," she said. "Your body still needs to get into it."