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CENTRAL BERING SEA FISHERMEN'S v. ANDERSON

No. S-9955.

54 P.3d 271 (2002)

CENTRAL BERING SEA FISHERMEN'S ASSOCIATION and Carl Merculief, Appellants, v. Susan D. ANDERSON, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

Rehearing Denied November 18, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan Orlansky, Jeffrey M. Feldman, Ruth Botstein, Feldman & Orlansky, Anchorage, for Appellants.

Timothy J. Petumenos, Peter C. Nosek, Birch, Horton, Bittner & Cherot, Anchorage, for Appellee.

Before: MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, BRYNER, and CARPENETI, Justices.

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

A jury awarded Susan Anderson compensatory and punitive damages against Central Bering Sea Fishermen's Association and its president, Carl Merculief, based upon her claims of constructive retaliatory discharge, promissory estoppel, and defamation. The Association and Merculief challenge various aspects of the damages awards. We agree that the jury's award of lost earnings is excessive; however,...

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