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July 03, 2009
Negligent Supervision Leads to Abuse by Step-Grandfather
JUNE 2009 - Alvarez Garcia recently represented two children who were fondled while visiting the home of their paternal grandmother and step-grandfather. Because the chance of success under Florida law was almost as troubling as the subject matter, the firm took an unusual approach. A traditional investigation was sure to cause additional strife and promote concealment. The firm instead monitored the criminal proceedings against the step-grandfather and the divorce proceedings later brought by the grandmother. The approach slowly revealed the step-grandfather's penchant for computer-based pornography and, equally important to the civil case, the grandmother's constructive knowledge of this deviance and her negligent supervision of the children. The case was promptly settled before the filing of suit under the grandparents' homeowners insurance.
Posted by alvarezgarcia at 10:22 PM
