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RIVERA v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

No. S-13747.

247 P.3d 957 (2011)

Evelyn Q. RIVERA, Appellant, v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., Employer, and American Home Assurance Co., Insurer, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

February 11, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip J. Eide , Eide, Gingras & Pate, P.C., Anchorage, for Appellant.

Michelle M. Meshke , Russell, Wagg, Gabbert & Budzinski, Anchorage, for Appellees.

Before: CARPENETI, Chief Justice, FABE, WINFREE, and STOWERS, Justices.

OPINION

FABE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Evelyn Rivera twice injured her back while working at Wal-Mart. After initially paying workers' compensation benefits to her, Wal-Mart filed a controversion because its physician thought that she had suffered only a temporary aggravation of a preexisting low back condition that should have healed by the date of controversion. After a hearing, the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board denied Rivera's claim...

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