DCF v. AMORA

No. 4D05-3346.

944 So.2d 431 (2006)

STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, Appellant, v. Dawn AMORA and Rick Amora, as parents and guardians of Marissa Amora, a minor child, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

November 15, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kara Berard Rockenbach and Stephen F. Radford of Gaunt, Pratt, Radford, Methe & Rockenbach, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Julie H. Littky-Rubin of Lytal, Reiter, Clark, Fountain & Williams, LLP, West Palm Beach, and Marc C. Brotman and Joseph N. Nusbaum of Brotman Nusbaum Fox, Boca Raton, for appellees.


PER CURIAM.

The Department of Children and Family Services (DCF) appeals the trial court's final judgment against DCF finding DCF negligent and awarding the plaintiffs, Dawn and Rick Amora, as guardians and adoptive parents of Marissa Amora, the sum of $26,849,849.06. DCF raises several issues on appeal that we affirm without comment. We address only DCF's argument that the plaintiffs failed to prove a prima facie case of negligence. We affirm the final judgment because...

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