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M.D. v. STATE, DEPT. OF SOCIAL SERVICES

No. 2005 CA 1044.

943 So.2d 471 (2006)

M.D., Wife of/and C.R.W., Individually and as Administrators of the Estate of the Minor Child, K.W. v. STATE of Louisiana, the DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Office of Community Services of the State of Louisiana and Julianne North.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

September 1, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Toale, Gretna, for Plaintiffs-Appellees M.D., Wife of/and C.R.W., Individually and as Administrators of the Estate of the Minor Child, K.W.

Charles C. Foti, Jr., Attorney General, Nicole M. Duarte, Special Assistant Attorney General, New Orleans, for Defendants-Appellants State of Louisiana, the Department of Social Services, Office of Community Services of the State of Louisiana and Julianne North.

Before: CARTER, C.J., WHIPPLE, KUHN, GUIDRY, and PETTIGREW, JJ.

PETTIGREW, J.

Defendant, State of Louisiana through the Department of Social Services, Office of Community Services ("OCS"), filed the instant appeal from a judgment finding OCS liable to plaintiffs, M.D., wife of/and C.R.W., individually and as administrators of the estate of the minor child, K.W., and awarding plaintiffs damages.

Plaintiffs have answered the appeal alleging that the damages awarded are inadequate and should be increased. They further allege...

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