B.R. v. State, Department of Corrections

OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Clarence Bullock, a physician’s assistant employed by the Aaska Department of Corrections, sexually assaulted a female inmate, B.R., while treating her at the Anchorage *432Jail. B.R. sued the department for damages, alleging that it was liable as Bullock’s employer, and also that it negligently hired and failed to adequately train its employees. The superior court granted summary judgment to the department, relying on an Alaska law that immunizes state agencies from liability for intentional wrongs such as assaults. We reverse. Although the…