Teacher Failed to Show Why Statute of Limitations Should Be Tolled

A San Diego teacher failed to establish why exclusive remedy and the statute of limitations should not apply to her negligence suit against her employer, an appellate court concluded. Case: Ackerman v. Poway Unified School District, No. D054529, 11/5/09, unpublished.Facts: Terri Ackerman, a teacher at the Poway Unified School District, was injured in 2005 when she slipped and fell on a painted concrete surface at the school, which was still wet with morning dew. Since then, she had obtained and received workers' compensation benefits. In 2007, Ackerman sued the general contractor that buil...