Court Restores Custodian Stress Suit
Item: Nine Mile Falls custodian's stress-disorder suit restored/Meghann Cuniff, SR
More Info: Debbie Rothwell, who still works at Lakeside High School in Nine Mile Falls, suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a lawsuit filed in May 2007 by her lawyer, William Powell, of Spokane. The 16-year-old student shot himself in the head inside the school’s main entrance in 2004. The lawsuit was dismissed in January 2008 by Spokane County Superior Court Judge Greg Sypolt, who ruled the incident was covered by the Industrial Insurance Act. But the Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 ruling, disagreed and reinstated the suit.
Question: Do you agree/disagree with the appeals court that this case have merit?