Legal Opinion
State, Department of Public Safety v. Brown
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided June 22, 1990No. S-2829PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MATTHEWS, Chief Justice.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Robert Brown was employed by the State of Alaska as First Mate on the Alaska Department of Public Safety patrol vessel VIGILANT, a 100-foot sea-going vessel. On June 18, 1985, while the VIGILANT was on patrol in Bristol Bay, Brown was injured as he boarded a fishing vessel to inspect it for a suspected violation of state fisheries laws.
After first accepting workers’ compensation benefits under the Alaska Workers’ Compensation Act, AS 23.30.005-.270, Brown filed suit against the state, among others, in the superior court. Brown…
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2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Panama Railroad v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Johansen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- State v. AbbottAlaska Supreme Court · 1972
- Carolyn Harris Thibodaux, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of the Minor Children, Etc. v. Atlantic Richfield CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Anderson v. State ex rel. Central Bering Sea Fishermen's Ass'nAlaska Supreme Court · 2003
- Brown v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1991
- Benders v. Board of Governors for Higher EducationSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1994
- Ditmore v. Fairfield Industries, Inc.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1994
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