Litigation
Apr. 20, 2012
Parents seek changes in child abuse reporting
Two married California attorneys who had their infant son briefly removed from their custody for suspected abuse are fighting back with litigation that could set new standards for determining whether state-employed physicians should be immu
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - What happened to the Joneses is a parent's nightmare. First, a nasty fall down the stairs led to an emergency room visit for their infant son. Then their child was stripped from their custody because a physician suspected them of abuse and reported them to police and social workers.
Now, after being exonerated by a state court commissioner, the couple is fighting back with a federal...
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