ADAMS v. WORKERS' COMP. BENEFITS GUAR.

Supreme Court No. S-17227.

467 P.3d 1053 (2020)

Virgil A. ADAMS, Appellant, v. State of Alaska, WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS GUARANTY FUND; Michael A. Heath d/b/a/ O&M Enterprise; and The Michael A. Heath Trust, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

July 24, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Coe , Law Office of Charles W. Coe, Anchorage, for Appellant. Anna Jay and Siobhan McIntyre , Assistant Attorneys General, Anchorage, and Kevin G. Clarkson , Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee State of Alaska, Workers' Compensation Benefits Guaranty Fund.

No appearance by Appellees Michael A. Heath or The Michael A. Heath Trust.

Before: Bolger, Chief Justice, Winfree, Stowers, Maassen, and Carney, Justices.


OPINION

I. INTRODUCTION

A carpenter fell from a roof while working and suffered a severe injury. He filed a claim with the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board, and, because the property owner for whom he worked had no workers' compensation insurance, the Workers' Compensation Guaranty Fund was joined to the workers...

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