The 2019 lawsuit alleged that the state health department had failed to protect more than 6,000 foster kids and that too many of them were left to languish in the troubled system. BY: AMELIA FERRELL KNISELY – AUGUST 18, 2023 9:21 AM A sweeping foster care lawsuit against the state’s health department has been granted class-action status, meaning … Continue reading Sweeping foster care lawsuit against West Virginia DHHR will move forward as a class action