State to pay four men $12 million to settle lawsuit alleging abuse while in foster care in Vancouver in 1980s

The state of Washington will pay four men $12 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the Department of Children, Youth and Families failed to protect them as children from sexual and physical abuse while in foster care.

Clark County Superior Court Judge Camara Banfield approved the settlement Sept. 29, according court records. Each plaintiff will receive $3 million. Three are from Vancouver, and one lives in Ocean Park.