Flight Attendant's Symptoms from Inadequate Air Pressure on Plane Qualify as an 'Injury'

A flight attendant’s brief exposure to low air pressure onboard a plane was a compensable "injury," the Oregon Court of Appeals ruled. Case: Horizon Air Industries v. Davis-Warren, No. A150352, 10/15/2014, published. Facts: Lisa Davis-Warren worked as a flight attendant for Horizon Air Industries. Within minutes after takeoff on a flight from Montana to Washington, Davis-Warren realized she could not breathe normally. The plane's pilot then informed the flight crew that the plane was not pressurizing properly. Davis-Warren testified that she began to feel light...