Roberson v. Perez
Court of Appeals of Washington
1Opinion of the CourtKurtz, J.
Following an earlier appeal which remanded this action for trial, a jury awarded Jonathan and Honnah Sims $3 million in damages against Douglas County. The jury found that the county had negligently investigated child sexual abuse allegations made against the Simses. *930The county now contends for the first time that the Simses do not have a cause of action under chapter 26.44 RCW because their child was not the subject of a harmful placement decision resulting from a negligent criminal investigation. See M.W. v. Dep’t of Soc. & Health Servs., 149 Wn.2d 589, 70 P.3d 954 (2003). The Simses…
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