$49M Settlement Reached in Starvation Death of 15-Year Old Vancouver Teen, After Years of Alleged Abuse by His Adoptive Parents

A $49.33 million settlement has been reached in a wrongful death lawsuit over the starvation death a 15-year-old boy, resolving claims that Washington child welfare agencies and school district officials failed to protect the teen despite years of warning signs and reports of abuse.

The settlement resolves the case ahead of a trial that had been scheduled to begin Oct. 12, 2026, in Clark County Superior Court.

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