Department of Social and Health Services settles for $1.52 million 14thdaymom, December 18, 2007 14 different foster homes, 10 different schools its worth something I suppose – in Seattle, it awarded $1.52 million to two ex-foster children; but is it worth it at all? Of course not. One of the two ex-foster children wouldn’t say its worth it those cold nights he lived on… Continue Reading
Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Filed After 2-Year-Old’s Death 14thdaymom, December 18, 2007 A photo of Whitney Williams, who was only 2-years-old when she died after being physically abused. 09/27/2005 PRINCESS ANNE, Md. (AP)– The Somerset County Department of Social Services on Monday settled a suit brought by the father of a fatally abused child for $50,000. The father, Clark Bell, sued Somerset… Continue Reading
Register Your Case Against the Department of Social and Health Services 14thdaymom, December 18, 2007 A lawsuit has been filed and is seeking class action status against the department alleging violations of constitutional rights. Nine Latina child care workers claim the state came into their homes and seized personal records in search of ‘phantom children’. The lawsuit also alleges discrimination against child care workers on… Continue Reading
YakimA County, Washington: FOSTER ABUSE 14thdaymom, December 18, 2007 Yakima County, WA Yakima County, WA: (May-26-07) Tim Farris, a Bellingham, WA lawyer and critic of Washington’s foster-care system, has been known to repeatedly file lawsuits against the State Department of Social and Health Services. He filed one more lawsuit against the department recently, on behalf of injured children, accusing… Continue Reading
Mattel Toy Recall 14thdaymom, December 18, 2007 Washington, DC: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that Mattel has received more than 400 reports of magnets coming loose in products such as Polly Pocket, Doggie Day Care, Barbie & Tanner, Batman and “Sarge” Die Cast toy cars. Unfortunately, under the Bush administration, the US Consumer Product Safety… Continue Reading
Foster Care Brain Damage — Settlements and Verdicts 14thdaymom, December 18, 2007 Baltimore, MD: (Dec-13-07) A lawsuit was brought against the state by the mother of a 6-year-old, alleging violation of rights. The suit claimed that Brandon, the severely brain-damaged boy lives in a hospital bed in the front room of his Southwest Baltimore home, being fed through a tube and undergoing… Continue Reading