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Top Tier (Largest Known): Estate of Sarai Brooks (2-year-old; died 2022 from abuse): $130 million verdict (April 2026, Tacoma jury largest of its kind in WA history). State (DCYF) + South Hill daycare (Love and Laughter) failed to act on clear warning signs after child was returned to mother’s care. Mother’s boyfriend convicted criminally. Sexual abuse in foster home (Claim 3071010277): $28 million J.D. and K.D. (two sisters; starved, tortured, physically abused for a decade in relative foster/adoptive placement after ignored red flags and poor post-adoption response): $19.5 million M.D. (Coster case) (18-month-old removed from safe placement; placed with alleged father in Texas despite red flags; severe beating caused quadriplegia, blindness, lifelong care needs): $19.3 million (largest single-plaintiff against DCYF/DSHS per some records) Hazel Homan estate (3-year-old murdered by caregiver Kamee Dixon while in state custody; ignored background concerns and multiple injury reports): $18.5 million (combined with daycare) Physical abuse/wrongful death (Claim 3071011709): $18.5 million Jose Fernandez Armas estate (2-year-old died from internal injuries by mother; incomplete investigation after abuse referral, failed to remove): $17 million Failure to remove from abusive parents (Claim 3071013044): $15 million Sexual abuse in foster home (Claim 3071007463): $15 million Kennan-Justice Kobe Ford estate (4-year-old died from brain injuries by mother/boyfriend; ignored multiple abuse/domestic violence referrals): $15 million Overdose at Green Hill School (Claim 3071016308): $12 million Sexual abuse at group home (Claim 93582): $10.215 million Additional Notable Cases (from law firm records, often $4M–$10M range): Multiple sexual/physical abuse in foster homes (e.g., S.V. et al.: $9.9M; N.M./E.M./I.M.: $9.633M global; A.R.W. siblings: $9.2M; L.M.S. et al.: $9M). Wrongful death/brain injury cases (e.g., Aaryuss Weston: $9.5M combined; Timothy Jones: $8.8M). Other patterns: Repeated returns to abusers despite reports, poor vetting of placements, failure to supervise/visit, ignored sex offender histories. Patterns across cases: Chronic DCYF/DSHS failures in investigation, placement vetting, monitoring, and response to reports. Many involve foster/adoptive homes, group homes, or returns to biological parents with known risks. Abuse includes sexual, physical, starvation, torture, and death. Many plaintiffs now require lifelong care. Cases often involve vulnerable children with behavioral health/developmental needs (ties into the separate D.S. Settlement class action on system improvements for such youth). Other notable non-DCYF examples (for context): TESC $25.6M CO exposure (death/health issues); various DOT roadway design collisions ($25M+ one claim); discrimination/retaliation/workplace claims in education/state agencies.