Appeals Court Says Injured School Worker Can Sue

The Oregon Court of Appeals on Thursday reversed an earlier decision in a school worker’s lawsuit over an injury she suffered while watching children on the playground, ruling that the woman may sue the district over an injury that was deemed not compensable. Linda Jean Preble was working as an educational assistant for Centennial School District No. 287 in Portland in 2013 when a child riding a scooter crashed into her, injuring her knee, according to Preble v. Centennial School District No. 287. The district denied the claim on the ground that hers was &ldquo...