DEP'T OF FAMILY & CMTY. SERVICES v. LANE

Supreme Court No. S-17943.

542 P.3d 1124 (2024)

State of Alaska, DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICES, OFFICE OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES, Appellant, v. Brett LANE, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

February 9, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kimberly D. Rodgers , Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and Treg R. Taylor , Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellant.

Michael C. Kramer , Kramer and Associates, Fairbanks, and Susan Orlansky , Reeves Amodio LLC, Anchorage, for Appellee.

Before: Winfree, Chief Justice, and Maassen, Carney, and Henderson, Justices. [Borghesan, Justice, not participating.]


OPINION

I. INTRODUCTION

A former Office of Children's Services (OCS) employee sued OCS, alleging that it had wrongfully retaliated against her and forced her resignation because she had reported systemic failures to protect her from a dangerous client. A jury found OCS liable for retaliation and wrongful...

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