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ADAMSON v. MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE

Nos. S-15006, S-15025.

333 P.3d 5 (2014)

John E. ADAMSON, Petitioner and Cross-Respondent, v. MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE and Novapro Risk Solutions, Respondents and Cross-Petitioners, and State of Alaska, Intervenor.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

August 29, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric Croft and Debra Fitzgerald , The Croft Law Office, Anchorage, for Petitioner/Cross-Respondent. Trena L. Heikes , Anchorage, for Respondents/Cross-Petitioners.

Janell M. Hafner , Assistant Attorney General, and Michael C. Geraghty , Attorney General, Juneau, for Intervenor/Cross-Respondent.

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

OPINION

WINFREE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

A firefighter developed prostate cancer when he was in his mid-fifties, after working for nearly 30 years in this occupation. He filed a workers' compensation claim under a new statute creating a presumption that certain diseases in firefighters, including prostate cancer, are work related when specific conditions are met. The employer contended that the firefighter...

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