ALBERTSON v. STATE

No. 45748-2-II.

361 P.3d 808 (2015)

191 Wn. App. 284

Dan ALBERTSON, as Limited Guardian ad Litem for A.R.B., an incapacitated minor, Appellant, v. STATE of Washington acting through its Department of Social & Health Services, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

November 10, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey Royal Johnson , Scheer & Zehnder, Philip Albert Talmadge , Sidney Charlotte Tribe , Talmadge/Fitzpatrick/Tribe , Seattle, WA, for Appellant/Cross-Respondent.

Heather L. Welch , Michael Patrick Lynch , Office of the Attorney General, Olympia, WA, for Respondent/Cross-Appellant.

Darrell L. Cochran , Christopher Eric Love , Kevin Michael Hastings , Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala, Tacoma, WA, Franklin William Shoichet , Reed Longyear Malnati & Ahrens PLLC, Seattle, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Victim Support Service.


¶ 1 ARB, through his guardian ad litem, Dan Albertson, sued the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) for negligent investigation of alleged abuse by his father, Jacob Mejia. A jury found that DSHS was negligent in its investigation of ARB's injuries, but that its actions were not a proximate cause of ARB's injuries. ARB...

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