$750,000 – Improper Care At Living Facility

Jesse Placher recovered $750,000 from a downstate integrated living facility for the death of a male aged 41 years leaving his mother as his only heir. The man had congenital neurologic anomalies and cognitive impairment. The facility that was supposed to provide him with the specialized care and monitoring that he could not receive at home. Despite being a known choking risk and requiring a special diet with his food cut up for him, the facility provided him with food that was improper for his specialized diet and failed to cut it up for him, causing him to choke. The facility further failed to properly respond to the choking incident, resulting in his immediate death.