On Friday, November 22, 2024, ECBAWM filed a lawsuit on behalf of J.H, a developmentally-disabled man with autism and intellectual disabilities, who was neglected and brutally beaten while living under the care and supervision of HASC Center, Inc., the operator of residential facilities for adults with developmental disabilities in Brooklyn and Queens.  The suit alleges that HASC failed to supervise J.H. and failed to protect him from a brutal beating by an HASC aide, which resulted in J.H. being hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.

“Families of adults with developmental disabilities trust that organizations like HASC Center will care for their loved ones,” said ECBAWM attorney Nick Bourland.  “Instead of treating J.H. with dignity, HASC neglected him and did nothing to protect him from a foreseeable, brutal attack that left him gravely injured.  This suit seeks to hold HASC and its staff accountable for its inhumane treatment of J.H., a particularly vulnerable individual.”

J.H. is represented by ECBAWM attorneys Ilann Maazel, Nick Bourland, and Sana Mayat.