Lawyers for a 4-year-old girl who suffered a concussion and several broken bones when another skier crashed into her filed a $4.6 million lawsuit last week against Hoodoo Ski Area near Sisters.

The litigation is the latest in a string of lawsuits filed against Oregon ski resorts, adding to an intensifying climate of worry for the businesses. The resorts say such suits have jeopardized their ability to remain insured, a necessity for continuing operations.

Earlier this year, one of Oregon’s two ski resort insurers said it was leaving the state because of the deluge of litigation, leaving some resorts to worry that the industry is just a case or two away from major trouble.

“With only one carrier left, every major case raises the risk of higher costs or even the loss of coverage a

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