Court Revives in-home Caregiver's Suit against Patient's domestic Partner

The Court of Appeals revived an in-home health care worker's claim against her patient's domestic partner for the wrongful pursuit of a restraining order based on allegedly false and defamatory claims of abuse. Case: DeHarpport v. W.E.J., No. 200, 05/06/2015, published. Facts: Tambri DeHarpport worked for the Department of Human Services as an in-home caregiver. The department sent her to provide care to the domestic partner of a man identified by the Court of Appeals only by his initials, W.E.J. W.E.J.'s son moved into the home in the spring of 2011. A heated argument erupted b...