This story was produced by the Oregon Journalism Project, a nonprofit newsroom covering the state.
A Multnomah County jury recently found the state Department of Human Services liable for the catastrophic brain injury of a 2-year-old after failing to investigate a call made to the Child Abuse Hotline.
The jury awarded the child’s family $29.2 million, but because of a statutory limit on liability claims against the state, that figure will likely be knocked down to $4.2 million…