Toddler overdosed on mom’s meth after Oregon DHS left him in her care, $2.6M lawsuit says

UPDATED JULY 15: This story includes comment from the boy’s mother, who disputes information in the lawsuit and from the boy’s lawyer.

A $2.6 million lawsuit faults Oregon’s Department of Human Services for allegedly failing to remove a 2-year-old boy from his mother’s Beaverton home even though child welfare workers had received “many” reports that the boy might be in danger.

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