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RANNEY v. WHITEWATER ENGINEERING

No. S-11442.

122 P.3d 214 (2005)

Sharon RANNEY, Appellant, v. WHITEWATER ENGINEERING and Alaska Insurance Guaranty Association for Fremont Industrial (insolvent insurer), Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

October 14, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Soule, Law Office of William J. Soule, Anchorage, for Appellant.

Richard L. Wagg, Russell, Tesche, Wagg, Cooper & Gabbert, Anchorage, for Appellees.

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

OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

The Alaska Workers' Compensation Act provides that when an employee suffers a work-related death, the employee's surviving widow or widower is eligible for death benefits. When Sharon Ranney sought death benefits after the work-related death of her long-term partner, Gary Stone, the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board ruled that she was not eligible for benefits because she and Stone had never...

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