The family of a man who died following an accident at the Jell-O Museum in Le Roy has filed a lawsuit in federal court.
Frank P. LaMont Jr., reportedly died after his wheel chair fell through the back of the handicap access lift at the museum. The fall was three feet, but his head hit the concrete.
Named in the suit are the United States of America, the Le Roy Historical Society, The Safety and Access Co. Inc. (the company that serviced the lift) and Ikeco Inc. (the company that sold and installed the lift).
LaMont was a resident of Canandaigua Veterans Affairs Medical Center at the time of the accident in October 2010.
Sophia LaMont, his daughter, previously filed a claim for $500,000 with the Department of Veterans Affairs. The claim was denied.
(Source: Democrat & Chronicle)
