Date: 07-01-2009

Case Style: Raymond Lance Briggs v. Oklahoma Department of Human Services and Youth Services of Eastern Oklahoma

Case Number: 2006-cv-00677

Judge: Timothy D. DeGiusti

Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, Oklahoma County

Plaintiff's Attorney: Derek Burch, Jim Scimeca and DeeAnn Germany, Burch & George, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Joe White and Charles Weddle, White & Weddle, P.C., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for Raymond Lance Briggs

Stephen Jones, Jones Otjen Davis & Tebow, Enid, Oklahoma for Intervenor Plaintiff Raye Dawn Smith

Defendant's Attorney: Richard W. Freeman, Jr. and Joseph W Strealy, Oklahoma Dept of Human Services, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for Oklahoma Department of Human Services, David Burgess, Kristal Johnson, Howard H. Hendrick and Yolanda Hunter

D. Lynn Babb and Dustin Hopson, Pierce Couch Hendrickson Baysinger & Green, Oklahoma City; David Stewart and Bob McCampbell, Crowe & Dunlevy, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Jim Secrest, II, Anthony Mareshie and Ed Main, Bill Pickard, Secrest, Hill & Butler, Tulsa, Oklahoma for Youth Family Resource Center, Inc.

R. Scott Adams, Adams & Associates, Oklahoma City and R. Todd Waddell, Goodwin Mee & Freede LLP, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for Carla Lynch

Description: Raymond Lance Briggs sued the Oklahoma Department of Human Services and Youth Services of Eastern Oklahoma for the wrongful death of his daughter, Kelsey Smith-Rogers. He claimed that his daughter was killed by her mother and step-father who abused her physically and that Defendants failed to protect her from that abuse even though it was known to be occurring. Plaintiff alleged a "systemic failure" to protect his daughter.

Defendants denied wrongdoing.

Outcome: Settled for $625,000.00.

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