Estate of Braden Ex Rel. Gabaldon v. State

OPINION

OROZCO, Judge.

¶ 1 The Estate of Jacob Braden (the Estate) appeals from the entry of summary *393judgment in favor of the State of Arizona and the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) of the Department of Economic Security (DES) (collectively, the State) on the Estate’s claim for statutory abuse or neglect under the Adult Protective Services Act (APSA) and the denial of the Estate’s motion for a new trial. See Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) §§ 46-451 to -459 (Supp.2009).1 For the reasons stated below, we reverse the grant of summary judgment in favor of the State and remand for…