BRENNER v. C.C.D.C.F.S.

No. 91712.

2009 Ohio 1253

Chad Brenner, Administrator, Etc., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. C.C.D.C.F.S., et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County.

RELEASED: March 19, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Mason, Esq., Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, By: Shawn M. Mallamad, Esq., Asst. County Prosecutor, The Justice Center, 1200 Ontario Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, Attorneys for Appellants.

Andrew S. Goldwasser, Esq., Ciano & Goldwasser, L.L.P., MK Ferguson Plaza, Suite 460, 1500 West Third Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, David J. Steiger, Esq., Sheldon Karp Co., L.P.A., 1835 Midland Building, 101 Prospect Avenue, West, Cleveland, Ohio 44115, Attorneys for Appellee.

Jeffrey F. Kelleher, Esq., 1540 Leader Building, 526 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44114, Attorney for Sharnese Brock.

Before: Dyke, J., Cooney, A.J., and McMonagle, J.


JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION

ANN DYKE, J.

{¶ 1} The Cuyahoga County Department of Children and Family Services ("D.C.F.S.") and social worker Elizabeth McGovern appeal from the order of the trial court that denied their motions for summary judgment in an action brought by Chad Brenner, Administrator of the Estate of Chamaria Drake, for wrongful death and other claims. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse that order and remand for further...

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