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DEPT. OF HEALTH AND REHAB. v. DOUGHERTY

No. 96-03888.

700 So.2d 77 (1997)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Appellant, v. Kenneth DOUGHERTY and Susan Dougherty, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

September 26, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel E. Scott, P.A., Sarasota, for appellant.

Robert E. Turffs of Turffs, Persson, Smith & Darnell, Sarasota, for appellees.

FRANK, Acting Chief Judge.

The Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (HRS) has appealed from an order denying its motion for new trial in this action for negligent investigation of a child abuse complaint. Because HRS's actions in this case were immune from suit under section 415.511(1)(a), Florida Statutes (1995)1 we reverse.

Kenneth and Susan Dougherty sued the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services and Michael...

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