The state's child welfare agency last week reached a settlement agreement with the father of Rustin Atkerson, who died at 2 years old from a severe brain injury that his father argued in court could have been prevented.
Ian Atkerson sued the state Department of Children, Youth, and Families in 2020 under a wrongful death claim in Chelan County Superior Court.
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