E. L. Bruce Co. v. Commissioner

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that the “ legislature intends a remedy for both the parent and the child if that interest is invaded”
• finding that parents have an implied cause of action against the state under RCW 26.44.050
• rejecting argument that a Child Protective Services worker should be held to a “good faith” standard as opposed to a negligence standard
• holding negligent investigation of alleged child abuse “may be the proximate cause of injury where the State has failed to supply sufficient material information” to a court issuing an order prohibiting a parent from contacting his or her child
• affirming a jury’s finding of liability against DSHS when the negligent investigation resulted in court orders limiting contact between a parent and his children
• describing DSHS’ duty under RCW 26.44.050 as “the duty to investigate allegations once they have been reported”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).