Judgment on $3 Million Jury Verdict in Favor of Dearie Law Group Client Entered Against State of Washington for Failure to Report Child Sexual Abuse

EVERETT, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Snohomish County Superior Court Judge Richard Okrent has entered judgment on a $3 million jury verdict awarded to Dearie Law Group client A.K., a victim of child sexual abuse, against the State of Washington, Department of Children, Youth, and Families (formerly DSHS). The jury verdict was the result of a three-week trial in A.K. v. State of Washington, DSHS, et al., No. 19-2-01825-31, in which the State denied any responsibility for its employee’s failure to ma