Legal Opinion

Adkins v. Collens

Alaska Supreme Court

Decided July 12, 2019No. Supreme Court No. S-16930PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOLGER, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Maxim Healthcare Services and its Alaska office manager, Alaina Adkins, made misrepresentations while discharging Jesse Collens from Maxim's care, in violation of the company's own policies and procedures. Collens sued them for breach of contract, fraudulent misrepresentation, unfair and deceptive acts and practices under Alaska's Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act (UTPA),1 and intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED). The superior court ruled for Collens on all his claims and entered a $20,379,727.96 judgment against Adkins and…

2Cases cited60 opinions

  1. Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. City of Burlington v. DagueSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  4. Kerr v. Screen Extras Guild, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
  5. Perdue v. Kenny A. ex rel. WinnSupreme Court of the United States · 2010

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3Cited by20 opinions

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