A former University of Oregon student is suing the school for $16.3 million, claiming she became paralyzed after a tree fell on top of her on UO's Eugene campus.

The Daily Emerald was the first to report on the lawsuit , which was filed Tuesday.

In court documents, plaintiff Olivia Rose Edwards said she was walking to class during a wind storm on Feb. 24 , when part of a 50-foot tall tree near University Hall snapped and collapsed onto her.

Edwards claimed the resulting injuries made her paraplegic, and she's accrued $1.3 million in medical expenses. In the lawsuit, she estimated she would have to pay an additional $5 million in the future.

Now, she’s suing the university for negligence, saying it didn’t ensure the tree was safe, take steps to remove it, or keep students away in ad

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