Agriculture injury lawsuit —A Multnomah County jury has awarded more than $6 million to a 21-year-old Oregon agricultural worker who was paralyzed from the waist down when his torso was crushed in a hay bale-cutting machine. The jury found that Double Press Manufacturing, a California company that makes the equipment, was 60 percent responsible for injuries suffered by Zeferino Vasquez on March 31, 2010, in Junction City, just north of Eugene. The Oregonian reports the jury also determined Vasquez didn’t press a control-panel button that would have prevented the machine from moving while he was inside removing some jammed hay. Double Press Manufacturing’s attorneys didn’t return calls for comment. After nearly two weeks of trial, jurors spent about three hours deliberating before reaching a verdict.

Nonprofit indictment — The former head of a nonprofit aimed at helping people with disabilities has been indicted in state court on 14 charges, most alleging she stole from her organization. The indictment of Janice Roberts alleges theft, aggravated theft and identity theft. Twelve charges are related to the center she ran, Oregon Parent Information and Training Center. The Oregonian reports its report on the problems led the state Department of Education to pull more than $500,000 in grant funding. The board has since disbanded, and the organization closed its office in Salem. It was supposed to use its federal and state grants to help families navigate the often complex rules and services for children with disabilities.

— From wire reports