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ANDERSON v. CENTRAL BERING SEA FISH. ASS'N

Nos. S-10416, S-10425.

78 P.3d 710 (2003)

Susan D. ANDERSON, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. STATE of Alaska ex rel. CENTRAL BERING SEA FISHERMEN'S ASSOCIATION and Carl Merculief, Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

October 16, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Karl Gross, Timothy J. Petumenos, Birch, Horton, Bittner & Cherot, Anchorage, for Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

Gary M. Guarino, Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, Bruce M. Botelho, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

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

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

A jury awarded Susan Anderson compensatory and punitive damages against Central Bering Sea Fishermen's Association and its president, Carl Merculief, based on claims of wrongful discharge and defamation. In an earlier appeal we held that part of the compensatory award was excessive, but we upheld punitive damages awards of $400,000 against the association and $200,000 against Merculief.

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