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WRIGLEY v. STATE

No. 96830-6.

455 P.3d 1138 (2020)

Jessica WRIGLEY, individually, and as Personal Representative for the Estate of A.C.A, Deceased, and O.K.P., a minor child, and I.T.W., a minor child, by and through their biological mother, Jessica Wrigley, Respondent, v. STATE of Washington; Department of Social & Health Services; Donald Watson & "Jane Doe" Watson, husband and wife, individually and the marital community thereof; Alessandro Larosa & "John Doe" Larosa, husband and wife, individually and the marital community thereof; Rachel Whitney & "John Doe" Whitney, husband and wife, individually and the marital community thereof; Jennifer Gorder & "John Doe" Gorder, husband and wife, individually and the marital community thereof; "John Doe" Social Worker & "Jane Doe" Social Worker, husband & wife, individually and the marital community thereof, 1 through 5, Petitioners.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed January 23, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allison Margaret Croft , Attorney General's Office, 800 Fifth Ave., Ste. 2000, Seattle, WA, 98104-3188, Allyson Zipp , Washington Attorney General's Office, 7141 Cleanwater Ln Sw, Olympia, WA, 98504-0126, Elizabeth A. Baker , Office of the Attorney General, 7141 Cleanwater Dr Sw, Po Box 40126, Olympia, WA, 98504-0126, for Petitioner.

Gary Alan Preble , Attorney at Law, 2120 State Ave. Ne, Olympia, WA, 98506-6500, for Respondent.

Daniel G. Lloyd , Vancouver City Attorney's Office, Po Box 1995, 415 W 6th St., Vancouver, WA, 98668-1995, for Amiens Curiae on behalf of Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys.

¶1 This case requires us to interpret former RCW 26.44.050 (1999) to determine whether the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS)1 received a "report concerning the possible occurrence of abuse or neglect" sufficient to invoke its duty to investigate. Here, Jessica Wrigley brought a negligent...

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