Gillispie v. B & B Foodland

OPINION

MOORE, Chief Justice.

INTRODUCTION

Appellant Diana Gillispie filed an Application for Adjustment of Claim before the Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board (the “Board”) for back injuries allegedly arising out of three work-related incidents. Her employer, B & B Foodland (“B & B”), controverted the claim. Following a hearing, the Board issued a decision denying and dismissing Gillispie’s claim. The Board concluded that B & B had rebutted the presumption of compensability with substantial evidence and that Gillispie had failed to establish the compensability of her claim by a preponderance of…