PATTERSON v. MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH SCH.

Supreme Court No. S-17958 No. 7635.

523 P.3d 945 (2022)

Shannon K. PATTERSON, Appellant, v. MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

Rehearing Denied January 25, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Harren and H. Lee , Law Offices of Richard L. Harren, P.C., Wasilla, for Appellant.

Nora G. Barlow , Barlow Anderson, LLC, Anchorage, for Appellee.

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


OPINION

I. INTRODUCTION

An elementary school nurse who unsuccessfully attempted to save the life of a choking child sought workers' compensation benefits for mental health problems she attributed to the incident. She argued that she suffered post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to exposure to the child...

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