STONE v. INTERNATIONAL MARINE CARRIERS

Nos. S-6261, S-6262.

918 P.2d 551 (1996)

Thomas STONE, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. INTERNATIONAL MARINE CARRIERS, INC., Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

June 21, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Fitzgerald, Tugman & Clark, Anchorage, for Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

Michael T. Stehle, Bogle & Gates, Anchorage, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Before RABINOWITZ, MATTHEWS, COMPTON and EASTAUGH, JJ.


OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

This appeal requires us to determine whether the Suits in Admiralty Act (SAA), 46 U.S.C. §§ 741-52, or the Public Vessels Act (PVA), 46 U.S.C. §§ 781-90, precludes an injured seaman's claims against a private contractor for willful failure to pay maintenance and cure. This appeal also involves the superior court's rulings on several motions relating to discovery and...

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