PF&F Blog Will Violations of Internal Policies Dissolve State Agencies’ Qualified Immunity Defense?

In the recent case of Bill J. Crouch v. Eric Gillispie, the West Virginia Supreme Court ruled in favor of Mr. Crouch, who serves as the secretary of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR). Gillispie is the administrator of his daughter’s estate. He filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the DHHR, […]