West Virginia Court Certifies Class In Foster Care Lawsuit

In August 2023, a West Virginia court granted class action status to a complaint filed against West Virginia and its foster care system. The complaint, Jonathan R v. Justice, was filed on September 20, 2019, as a class action complaint against the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) Bureau for Children and Families (BCF). The court certified a general class of all West Virginia in foster care or who may enter foster care in the future, and a subclass of children in the general class who have physical, intellectual, cognitive, or mental health disabilities. The court did . . .