Wrongful Death Settlement of $5M with NY Over Austistic Boy’s Death
The Autism News | English
The family of a teenage boy who died while in state care has reached a $5 million wrongful death settlement with New York.
The agreement was reached last month between New York state and the family of Jonathan Carey, a 13-year-old boy with autism who was crushed to death while being restrained by a state care worker in 2007.
The lawsuit led to the revelation of numerous and serious care deficiencies in the state’s Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.
In a statement released last month, the agency indicated that it has been undergoing an extensive overhaul since the tragedy, which has included the replacement of the previous commissioner.
Investigators and attorneys for Carey’s parents uncovered extensive reports of abuse and injuries at the Oswald D. Heck Developmental Center, where Carey was a resident. Conditions were so bad that the facility had its ability to accept new residents covered by Medicaid revoked just two months after Carey was admitted in 2005. However, Carey’s parents were not informed of the enforcement action.
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