Airport Worker Who Lost Foot to Accident Secures $11 Million Settlement

A woman whose foot was amputated following a workplace injury at an airport in Washington state has settled a civil suit for $11 million. Alyah Payne, injured in a work-related vehicle collision in April 2021, sued the Port of Seattle along with Hensel Phelps Construction Co. and other defendants following the workplace incident. Payne was operating a baggage tug at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport when she crashed into another baggage tug that had been rounding a blind corner. Her lawsuit accused the Port of Seattle of failing to provide safety measures such as a stationed flagger aroun...