Court Publishes Decision Upholding Jury's Award for Injured Flight Attendnant

The Washington Court of Appeals last week ordered publication of a decision that upheld a jury’s determination that a flight attendant was entitled to surgery to treat a back injury from a hard landing. The court’s decision in Alaska Airlines v. Spanjer, No. 86738-5-I, was initially released on Aug. 4 as an unpublished opinion. Only published decisions are binding precedent in Washington. Hillary Spanjer and two nonparties requested publication of the decision, and the court granted their request Sept. 9. Spanjer worked for Alaska Airlines as a flight attendant. She suffere...