HARRIS v. M-K RIVERS

Nos. S-14254, S-14262.

325 P.3d 510 (2014)

Willard HARRIS, Appellant and Cross-Appellee, v. M-K RIVERS and Ace Indemnity Insurance Company, Appellees and Cross-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

Rehearing Denied June 4, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Choate , Choate Law Firm LLC, Juneau, and J. John Franich , Franich Law Offices LLC, Fairbanks, for Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

Robert J. Bredesen , Russell, Wagg, Gabbert & Budzinski, Anchorage, for Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

Before: FABE, Chief Justice, WINFREE, STOWERS, MAASSEN, and BOLGER, Justices.


OPINION

FABE, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

After a 1976 work-related motor vehicle accident, the worker was left a paraplegic. He suffered a number of medical complications related to his injuries. In 2007 his employer controverted some aspects of his medical care, and he filed a written workers' compensation claim. Shortly before the hearing on the claim, the employer withdrew most of its controversions. The Alaska Workers' Compensation...

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