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NUNEZ v. AMERICAN SEAFOODS

No. S-9875.

52 P.3d 720 (2002)

Miguel NUNEZ, Appellant, v. AMERICAN SEAFOODS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

July 12, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lanning M. Trueb, Beard, Stacey, Trueb, Jacobsen & Stehle, LLP, Anchorage, for Appellant.

Michael A. Barcott and Stephen C. Smith, Holmes, Weddle & Barcott, Seattle, Washington, for Appellee.

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

OPINION

BRYNER, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

After injuring himself while working aboard the F/T OCEAN ROVER in Dutch Harbor, seaman Miguel Nunez sued his employer, American Seafoods, in the Alaska Superior Court at Dillingham. He appeals that court's order dismissing his case based on a contractual forum selection clause that required him to sue in United States District Court in Seattle, Washington. We reverse,

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