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Wrongful Death Questions Raised After Death at Schenectady Group Home

  • Nov 30, 2024
  • 1 min read

Updated: Jun 17

Piles of urine-stained clothes on the floor. A bed stripped of sheets and bowed and broken in the middle. A cup of liquid filled with dead ants. That was the condition of Wally Lassiter’s bedroom at a Schenectady group home in 2017. On July 4, as the region was in the midst of a heat wave, the 26-year-old developmentally disabled man was found dead in his bed while wearing multiple layers of shirts.

A former employee who provided photographs to the Times Union that showed the condition of Lassiter’s room last year said the man’s untimely death was horrifying but not surprising.


What Legal Issues Can Arise in Group Home Neglect Cases?

Cases involving group homes and facilities caring for vulnerable individuals may involve:

  • Negligence

  • Wrongful death

  • Failure to supervise

  • Medical neglect

  • Abuse of developmentally disabled adults

  • Violations of state regulations

Families deserve answers when a loved one suffers serious injury or death due to inadequate care.


About Scott E. Charnas

Scott E. Charnas is a New York trial attorney with decades of experience representing victims and families in serious injury and wrongful death cases.


 
 
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