Albertson v. Washington ex rel. Department of Social & Health Services

¶1 — ARB, through his guardian ad litem, Dan Albertson, sued the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) for negligent investigation of alleged abuse by his father, Jacob Mejia. A jury found that DSHS was negligent in its investigation of ARB’s injuries but that its actions were not a proximate cause of ARB’s injuries. ARB appeals the judgment in favor of DSHS based on several alleged evidentiary errors and the trial court’s jury instructions on superseding cause. DSHS cross appeals, asserting that the trial court erred by instructing the jury on DSHS’s duty to ARB and denying DSHS’s…