Spruill v. Georgia Department of Human Services

McFadden, Judge.

Denise Spruill and Lisa Scroggins, as the permanent legal guardians of minor twins A. M. and A. M., filed a lawsuit against the Georgia Department of Human Services and the Georgia Department of Human Resources (collectively, “the department”), claiming negligent investigation of a report that the twins were suffering from neglect and malnourishment. The department moved to dismiss the complaint on the basis of sovereign immunity. The trial court granted the motion and dismissed the complaint, finding that the state’s waiver of sovereign immunity under the Georgia Tort Claims…