BIGNELL v. WISE MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS

No. 5929.

651 P.2d 1163 (1982)

Edwin BIGNELL, Appellant, v. WISE MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS and Industrial Indemnity, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

September 24, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lance C. Parrish, Parrish Law Office, Fairbanks, for appellant.

Sanford Gibbs and Liam J. Moran, Hagans, Brown & Gibbs, Anchorage, for appellees.

Gordon J. Tans, Hughes, Thorsness, Gantz, Powell & Brundin, Anchorage, for amicus curiae Sea-Land Services, Inc. and Travelers Ins. Co.

Before BURKE, C.J., and RABINOWITZ, CONNOR, MATTHEWS and COMPTON, JJ.


OPINION

COMPTON, Justice.

The main issue in this case is whether an injured worker should be considered temporarily disabled under the Workers' Compensation Act only until his medical condition stabilizes, or whether an employee may continue to receive temporary disability benefits while participating in an approved vocational rehabilitation program. This case also raises a question concerning the award of attorney's fees in workers' compensation cases....

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