Merrill v. West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources

Kimberly Merrill and Teresa Mayfield (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Kimberly and Teresa”), plaintiffs below and appellants herein, appeal an order of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County granting summary judgment in favor of the defendant below and appellee, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (hereinafter referred to as “DHHR”).1 Kimberly and Teresa have asserted various claims against DHHR arising from the services, or lack thereof, provided to them during their infancy by DHHR in relation to sexual abuse they suffered at the hands of their father. The…