Jacques v. First House CA4/3
This wrongful death case arises from the tragic death of Respondents Ted and Kim Jacques’ (the Jacques) 20-year-old son, Brandon, at the hands of facilities and individuals entrusted with his care. After a few years of the Jacques attempting to get Brandon help for alcohol and eating disorder related problems, Brandon finally agreed to enter a residential treatment facility located in Arizona. The Jacques advised the facility of Brandon’s dual issues, but it became clear after a few weeks the facility was not able to treat his eating disorder. On recommendation of the Arizona facility, Brandon was transferred to a residential treatment facility located in Newport Beach, Morningside Recovery, LLC (Morningside). Although Morningside was not licensed to treat eating disorders, it reassured the Jacques that it had experienced staff who could do so.
Within about a week of Brandon entering Morningside, staff noticed behavior from him indicating his eating disorder was active. Their
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