PAROLE OFFICER IMMUNITY: PO entitled to qualified immunity as to alleged failure to adequately contact parolee’s witnesses to inform them of preliminary revocation hearing, make adverse witness available at hearing… Molloy reversed (unpublished). [Read more…]
Child abuse investigation, immunity
CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATION: Mother failed to establish material fact issue to support claim that child protection employees investigating her were grossly negligent or knowingly provided false information, State entitled to summary judgment on immunity… Reynolds reversed, affirmed. [Read more…]
Social worker negligence, expert, removal of child
SOCIAL WORKER NEGLIGENCE: Claims against State for removing girls from mother without adequately investigating report of psychological abuse dismissed for lack of expert as to standard of care of investigator… Reynolds. [Read more…]
Defense verdict, snowplow/auto
VERDICT: Defense, snowplow/auto, neck/back/shoulder/hand pain. [Read more…]
Negligence, windblown tree on car, death, expert
NEGLIGENCE: Suit against MDT properly dismissed for lack of expert as to standard of care as to road closure decisions where driver died from tree blown onto car by high wind… McNeil affirmed. [Read more…]
Wrongful discharge, MDT grievance v. WDA
WRONGFUL DISCHARGE: Preclusion of MDT employee’s claim from WDA in favor of BPA grievance not violative of equal protection… [Read more…]