Man kan dÄ fÄ ut saftiga skadestÄnd i USA nÀr myndigheterna gör fel. Se t.ex. dessa fall:
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976947990"Because of this, the children were placed in the Orangewood Children's Home. The children were kept there for a month, then transferred to a foster home for two months. Eventually they were placed in their father's custody, and the mother had to endure the humiliation of supervised visits."
"In the lawsuit the mother alleged the caseworkers intentionally misled the court, fabricated evidence against her, and hid exculpatory evidence. She also alleged that caseworkers withheld information from the judge regarding the emotional distress of the children, who wanted to be with their mother. Also alleged was that a supervisor in the agency refused Kinship Care rights to relatives without good cause, forcing the children to stay longer in foster care."
"Deanna Fogarty-Hardwick was awarded 4.9 million dollars. The jury also awarded her an additional $5,900 in punitive damages. The large settlement was intended to 'send a message' to Child Protective Services bureaucrats."
"In a press release after the settlement the attorney gave this list of illegal practices of the caseworkers involved:
... detention of children without a finding of imminent danger or serious physical injury;
... interviewing children without a parent present;
... continuing detention after learning there was no basis to do so;
... using trickery and fabricated evidence;
... failing to adequately train employees regarding the Constitutional rights of parents."
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http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080116/A_NEWS/801160319/-1/A_COMM05"SACRAMENTO - San Joaquin County could pay a Lodi family $312,500 to settle a lawsuit against a county social worker who briefly removed two children from their home seven years ago, according to a tentative settlement agreement filed Dec. 22 in U.S. District Court in Sacramento."
"The children were in foster care for about two weeks before returning home, according to court papers."
TvÄ miljoner kronor för att barnen omhÀndertogs i tvÄ veckor utan grund, det Àr dÄ skillnad mot Sverige. Sök pÄ "cps lawsuit" för att hitta fler dylika fall.