O'Toole v. Denihan

{¶ 1} In the case before us, we are asked to determine whether appellants Cuyahoga County Department of Children and Family Services (“CCDCFS”), Tallis George-Munro, Kamesha Duncan, and William Denihan are entitled to immunity in their handling of the case of Sydney Sawyer, a child who died from abuse. For the reasons that follow, we hold that they are.

{¶ 2} First, a public children services agency and its employees, upon receipt of a case referral, do not have a duty under R.C. 2151.421(A)(1)(a) to cross-report the case to a law-enforcement agency and are immune from liability for failing to *375…