(FORTUNE Magazine) – A former teacher at a Simi Valley private school filed a lawsuit . . . against a preschooler she once taught, saying the boy caused permanent injury when he kicked her in the ankle. Lynne M. Fava and her husband, Michael, are seeking more than $25,000 damages from the preschooler and his parents . . . According to the suit, filed in Ventura County Superior Court, the incident occurred . . . when Fava tried to stop the boy from ''throwing a temper tantrum'' . . . The boy was about 5 at the time, ((their attorney, David R. Ellison)) said . . . The suit seeks compensation for loss of wages, hospital expenses, and Michael Fava's loss of consortium . . . Ellison said . . . that while the suit is unusual, it is not frivolous. ''These are serious clients,'' Ellison said. ''Kids don't have a license to go around whipping up on teachers.'' -- From a news report in the Los Angeles Times.