BAZETTA TWP., Ohio - A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Clear Skies Ahead, a Bazetta Township group home, alleging staff failed to act for days as 41-year-old James Stewart showed signs of severe constipation and declining health.

According to the complaint, staff “did nothing for weeks to help James or prevent his entirely avoidable death.”

Stewart, who had intellectual disabilities, “had not had a bowel movement anywhere from several weeks to as long as a month,” the lawsuit states.

Staff allegedly observed that he was not feeling well, had a distended abdomen and was acting differently in the days leading up to his death.

Attorney Michael Mooney, who represents the family, told 21 News, “This is something that was just not paid attention to. Was completely missed.”

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