Washington is fighting to limit its duty to protect vulnerable adults
A Washington State Court of Appeals ruling in June said that that Washington Adult Protective Services has no mandate to actually investigate reported abuse under state law. Therefore, the state couldn’t be sued for negligently doing so.
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