Case Result

Daycare Defense

2019
Trial Verdict
Minneapolis, MN

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Case Details

Minnesota Supreme Court reversed lower courts, ruling that the Maltreatment of Minors Act is not a strict liability statute, in a case stemming from a child wandering away from an in-home daycare. Case remanded and settled, reversing the maltreatment finding.

Additional Notes

Supreme Court decision (Amanda Restorff v. Emily Johnson Piper, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Human Services, State of Minnesota, In Supreme Court, No. A17-1433) led to settlement and reversal of maltreatment finding.

Goetz & Eckland P.A.

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Goetz & Eckland P.A.

Minneapolis, MN
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