Veco Alaska, Inc. v. State, Department of Labor, Division of Workers' Compensation, Second Injury Fund

189 P.3d 983 (2008)

VECO ALASKA, INC. and Alaska National Insurance Company, Appellants,

v.

STATE of Alaska, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, DIVISION OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION, SECOND INJURY FUND, Appellee.

No. S-12163.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

July 25, 2008.

Allan E. Tesche and Karen Russell, Russell, Tesche, Wagg, Cooper & Gabbert, P.C., Anchorage, for Appellants.

Richard W. Postma, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and David W. Márquez, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

Before: FABE, Chief Justice, MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, and CARPENETI, Justices.

OPINION

FABE, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Cornelius…