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E.K. v. W. Va. Dept. of Health and Human Resources

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided November 7, 2017No. 16-0773Published

1Opinion of the Court

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS E.K., FILED Plaintiff Below, Petitioner November 7, 2017 vs) No. 16-0773 (Monongalia County 16-C-106) released at 3:00 p.m. EDYTHE NASH GAISER, CLERK SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF WEST VIRGINIA OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES, Defendant Below, Respondent MEMORANDUM DECISION Petitioner E.K. suffered years of sexual abuse while in foster care. He filed suit against Respondent West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (the “DHHR”) alleging negligent placement/monitoring. The circuit court dismissed, with prejudice,…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Hishon v. King & SpaldingSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Myrna O'Dell Firestone v. Leonard K. FirestoneCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
  4. Chapman v. Kane Transfer Co., Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1977
  5. Dunn v. RockwellWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2009

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