The family of K.C., a 22-year-old severely disabled man, settled a federal lawsuit in Albany against staff at the O.D. Heck Developmental Center, a New York State facility for the disabled. The lawsuit centered on the physical and verbal abuse K.C. suffered at the hands of the staff members. The abuse was first revealed by a whistleblower, who described K.C.’s horrific treatment in a sworn deposition. K.C. died in early 2011, after he was found to be severely malnourished. The family was represented by ECBAWM attorneys Ilann M. Maazel and Hayley Horowitz.

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“Mother Settles for $2.25 Million in Lawsuit Claiming Abuse of Disabled Man at O. D. Heck,” New York Times