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Public Duty Doctrine Discussed; North Carolina’s DHHS Has Duty to Inspect/Protect Prisoners

A North Carolina Court of Appeals has held that the State’s Department of Health and Human Services is not entitled to dismissal of a lawsuit brought on ground DHHS failed to properly train an employee in inspecting County jails and that the employee was negligent in inspecting the Mitchell County …

 

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