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PHILLIPS v. NABORS ALASKA DRILLING, INC.

No. S-1694.

740 P.2d 457 (1987)

John PHILLIPS, Jr., Appellant, v. NABORS ALASKA DRILLING, INC., State of Alaska Workers' Compensation Board and the Superior Court for the State of Alaska, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

August 7, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Soule, Clark, Walther & Flanigan, Anchorage, for appellant.

Michael Budzinski, Stone, Waller & Jenicek, Anchorage, for appellee Nabors.

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

OPINION

MOORE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Alaska Statute 23.30.155(e) imposes a penalty on employers who fail to pay or controvert, within certain time limits, an employee's workers' compensation claim that is "payable without an award".1 The issue posed by this appeal is whether an employer who paid compensation calculated under AS 23.30.220(a)(1)2 can be penalized if the Alaska Workers'...

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