Weaver v. State

Sherrie Weaver, on behalf of herself, and David Sheps, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated (hereinafter together the claimants), commenced this claim against the State of New York, alleging that, while they were patients at mental health facilities operated by the New York State Office of Mental Health (hereinafter OMH), the directors of those mental health facilities (hereinafter the facility directors) — who acted as representative payees for the claimants’ Social Security benefits— breached fiduciary duties owed to the claimants. Specifically, *759the claimants alleged that,…