GROOM v. STATE

No. S-11882.

169 P.3d 626 (2007)

Scott A. GROOM, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

October 26, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Hackett, Law Office of James M. Hackett, Fairbanks, for Appellant.

Rebecca H. Cain, Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and David W. Márquez, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

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


OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

In 1999 the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board concluded that Scott Groom had injured himself in a slip-and-fall incident at work. In 2003 the board reversed course and determined that Groom had not been involved in a slip-and-fall incident. After finding that Groom's work duties required neither heavy lifting nor episodes of prolonged standing...

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