J.B. ex rel. Spivak v. Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services

J.B., a minor, through his guardian ad litem, appeals a final summary judgment in favor of appellee, City of Fort Lauderdale, finding that a Fort Lauderdale law enforcement officer did not have, nor breach a duty to appellant, who sustained injuries as a result of alleged physical abuse by his parents. We affirm.

Appellant, now six years of age, was only five months old when an HRS worker received a report that appellant was the victim of abuse, and was dispatched to appellant’s home to investigate the allegations. Joining the worker was a Fort Lauderdale law enforcement officer who was…