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KINZEL v. DISCOVERY DRILLING, INC.

No. S-10190.

93 P.3d 427 (2004)

Jeffrey KINZEL and Cheryl Kinzel, Appellants, v. DISCOVERY DRILLING, INC., and Hart Crowser, Inc., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

June 25, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marion C. Kelly, Bernard P. Kelly, Wade, Kelly & Sullivan, Anchorage, for Appellants.

Paul S. Wilcox, Lisa C. Hamby, Hughes Thorsness Powell Huddleston & Bauman LLC, Anchorage, for Appellee Discovery Drilling, Inc.

Mary L. Pate, Eide, Miller & Pate, P.C., Anchorage, for Appellee Hart Crowser, Inc.

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

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

INTRODUCTION

Jeffrey Kinzel filed an occupational safety and hazard complaint against Hart Crowser, the company with which his employer, Discovery Drilling, had subcontracted. He was subsequently reassigned to a different worksite, where he injured his back. He filed for worker's compensation and took medical leave, but was soon fired. He sued Hart Crowser for defamation...

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