DOAN v. BANNER HEALTH

Supreme Court Nos. S-17502/17521.

485 P.3d 537 (2021)

Nixola Jean DOAN, Personal Representative of the Estate of Tristana Doan, Appellant and Cross-Appellee, v. BANNER HEALTH, d/b/a Fairbanks Memorial Hospital; Northern Hospital Associates, LLC; James W. Cagle, D.O.; Golden Heart Emergency Physicians; and Faye Lee, M.D., Appellees and Cross-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

April 23, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Galen G. Cook , Mike A. Stepovich , and Sandra Kay Rolfe , Stepovich Law Office, Fairbanks, for Appellant and Cross-Appellee.

Howard A. Lazar and Whitney L. Wilkson , Delaney Wiles, Inc., Anchorage, for Appellee and Cross-Appellant Banner Health d/b/a Fairbanks Memorial Hospital.

John J. Tiemessen , Clapp, Peterson, Tiemessen & Thorsness, LLC, Fairbanks, for Appellees and Cross-Appellants Northern Hospital Associates, LLC; James W. Cagle, D.O.; Golden Heart Emergency Physicians; and Faye Lee, M.D.

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


OPINION

I. INTRODUCTION

Two defendants in a wrongful death suit settled with the decedent's estate, resulting in a recovery for her minor child's benefit. The estate's attorney received payment from the settlement, but the remaining funds were reserved against potential fee awards to the remaining defendants...

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