Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against Mississippi Child Welfare Services

March 28, 2005 Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against Mississippi Child Welfare Services On March 14, 2005, U.S. District Court Judge Tom S. Lee of the Southern District of Mississippi ruled that a lawsuit brought on behalf of abused and neglected children in foster care should proceed as a class action suit. The lawsuit asserts that for more than a decade, the state has been aware of its pervasive failure to protect children under the state's Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Division of Family and Children's Services (DFCS) for their basic safety and most fundamental needs . . .