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ATKERSON v. STATE

No. 39483-2-III.

542 P.3d 593 (2024)

Ian ATKERSON, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Rustin Atkerson, Respondent, v. STATE of Washington, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, John and Jane Doe 1-10, Petitioner.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

Filed January 30, 2024.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joshua Saul Schaer , Office of the Attorney General of Washington, 800 Fifth Ave. Ste. 2000, Seattle, WA, 98104-3188, for Petitioner.

Bryan Gregory Smith , Tamaki Law Offices, 1340 N. 16th Ave. Ste. C, Yakima, WA, 98902-7106, Philip Albert Talmadge , Talmadge/Fitzpatrick, 2775 Harbor Ave. Sw., Third Floor Ste. C, Seattle, WA, 98126-2138, for Respondent.

PUBLISHED OPINION

¶1 RCW 4.24.595(1) insulates governmental entities and their officers, agents, employees, and volunteers from liability in tort for their acts or omissions in emergent placement investigations of child abuse or neglect, unless the acts or omissions constitute gross negligence. The statute...

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