Robinson v. Children's Services Division

Plaintiff sued the Children’s Services Division (CSD) 1 and Youth Adventures, Inc., for the alleged wrongful death of her son. Plaintiff appeals from a judgment for defendants, arguing that the trial court erred in allowing the jury to consider the comparative fault of decedent’s parents in contributing to decedent’s death. We affirm.

CSD had placed decedent in a child treatment facility run and owned by Youth Adventures. While at Youth Adventures, decedent entered a restroom and committed suicide. On behalf of decedent’s estate, plaintiff sued defendants for wrongful death pursuant to ORS…