IBEW v. ALASKA UTILITY CONST., INC.

Nos. S-8207, S-8247.

976 P.2d 852 (1999)

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL 1547, Appellant and Cross-Appellee, v. ALASKA UTILITY CONSTRUCTION, INC., Appellee and Cross-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

March 26, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan Orlansky, Jeffrey M. Feldman, Young & Feldman, Anchorage, for Appellant and Cross-Appellee.

Thomas P. Owens, Jr., Scott J. Nordstrand, Owens & Turner, P.C., Anchorage, for Appellee and Cross-Appellant.

Before: MATTHEWS, Chief Justice, COMPTON, EASTAUGH, FABE, and BRYNER, Justices.


OPINION

MATTHEWS, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

This case arises from the picketing of Alaska Utility Construction, Inc. (AUC), a non-union contractor, by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1547 (IBEW or Local 1547). The jury found that IBEW acted outrageously and awarded $425,000 in punitive damages to AUC. The trial court denied IBEW's motion for a new trial on punitive damages on the condition that AUC...

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