SEATAC, Wash. — A former ramp worker at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has reached a multimillion-dollar settlement after a baggage tug accident left her permanently disabled.
Tia Valentine sued several organizations — including Alaska Airlines, its baggage-handling contractor McGee Air Services and the Port of Seattle — alleging unsafe conditions led to the crash that ejected her onto the airport tarmac.
“I wouldn’t really say it’s justice because I don’t get my leg or my old life back,” Valentine said. “But it helps.”…