VECO, INC. v. ROSEBROCK

Nos. S-7080, S-7120.

970 P.2d 906 (1999)

VECO, INC., Appellant and Cross-Appellee, v. Constance I. ROSEBROCK, Appellee and Cross-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

February 19, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donna C. Willard, Law Offices of Donna C. Willard, Anchorage, for Appellant and Cross-Appellee.

Robert P. Owens, Copeland, Landye, Bennett and Wolf, Anchorage, and Timothy D. Dooley, Anchorage, for Appellee and Cross-Appellant.

Before MATTHEWS, J., EASTAUGH, FABE, Justices, and RABINOWITZ, Justice Pro Tem.


OPINION

MATTHEWS, J.

I. INTRODUCTION

Many issues are presented in this sexual harassment and wrongful termination case. The two most important are:

(1) Can an employer be liable for acts of a supervisor which create a hostile work environment even though the supervisor is acting outside the scope of his employment? (2) Can punitive damages be imposed for a supervisor's acts outside the scope of his employment?<...

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