Ann Marie N. v. City and County of San Francisco
Court of Appeal of California
2001 WL 1261958 (2001)
Relevant factsFree
Ann Marie (plaintiff) adopted Mathew through the city's (defendant) social services department, aware he'd been exposed to cocaine and alcohol prenatally but not informed his mother's drug use and lifestyle put him at risk for HIV; a social worker later testified to knowing these specific risk factors at the time, and Mathew was later found to be HIV positive.
IssueFree
Whether adoption agencies are liable for mere negligence in providing information about a child's health to a prospective adoptive parent.