Dutton v. Washington Physicians Health Program’s Empirical Analysis
1997
Citation profile
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 118 Wash. 2d 195 - Taggart v. State · 119 Wash. 2d 34 - Robinson v. City of Seattle · Davis v. Runyon · 119 Wash. 2d 91 - Lutheran Day Care v. Snohomish County · City of Seattle v. Robinson
Most-quoted passages
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“A person who, in good faith, reports information or takes action in connection with this section is immune from civil liability for reporting information or taking the action. (a) The immunity from civil liability provided by this section shall be liberally construed to accomplish the purposes of this section and the persons entitled to immunity shall include: (i) An approved monitoring treatment program; ... (iii) Members, employees, or agents of the program or association;”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“is not defined in RCW 18.130.175(7). However, in Dunning v. Paccerelli, [8] the court described the good faith requirement in the context of a DSHS caseworker's duty to investigate and report child abuse. The court stated that to establish good faith, a party must have acted with”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“In common usage this term is ordinarily used to describe that state of mind denoting honesty of purpose, freedom from intention to defraud, and, generally speaking, means being faithful to one's duty or obligation.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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