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STATE v. GREENFIELD

No. S-6384.

950 P.2d 1128 (1997)

STATE of Alaska, Appellant, v. Glenda J. GREENFIELD, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

December 19, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick J. Gullufsen, Assistant Attorney General, Bruce M. Botelho, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellant.

Thomas M. Daniel, Katherine C. Tank, Leif Fonnesbeck, Perkins Coie, Anchorage, for Appellee.

Before COMPTON, C.J., and RABINOWITZ, MATTHEWS and EASTAUGH, JJ., and CARPENETI, J. pro tem.

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

The State of Alaska appeals from a partial grant of summary judgment in favor of Glenda Greenfield. The superior court ruled that the Alaska Whistleblower Act waived the State's immunity from punitive damages and the jury awarded punitive damages against the State. We reverse.

II. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

In early 1992 Glenda J. Greenfield was employed by the State of...

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