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KRONE v. STATE, DEP. OF HEAL. AND SOC. SER.

No. S-12783.

222 P.3d 250 (2009)

Dorothy KRONE, Silas Stevens, and Billie Wallace on behalf of themselves and all those similarly situated, Appellants, v. STATE of Alaska, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, Joel Gilbertson, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Department, Division of Senior Services, and Rod Moline, in his official capacity as Acting Director of the Division, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

December 31, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Davis, Jr. and Goriune Dudukgian, Northern Justice Project, and Kara A. Nyquist, Alaska Pro Bono Program, Anchorage, for Appellants.

David T. Jones, Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and Talis J. Colberg, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellees.

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

OPINION

WINFREE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Class representatives prevailed in a class action suit concerning state constitutional rights. The pro bono fee agreement between the class representatives and their attorneys provided that the attorneys would be entitled to receive any attorney's fees awarded to the class representatives at the conclusion of the case. The superior court determined that the class representatives were public interest...

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