Anderson v. State ex rel. Central Bering Sea Fishermen's Ass'n
Alaska Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
A jury awarded Susan Anderson compensatory and punitive damages against Central Bering Sea Fishermen's Association and its president, Carl Merculief, based on claims of wrongful discharge and defamation. In an earlier appeal we held that part of the compensatory award was excessive, but we upheld punitive damages awards of $400,000 against the association and $200,000 against Merculief.1 The present appeal concerns the state's claim to half of the punitive damages under AS 09.17.020().2
After the court entered judgment in her favor, Anderson filed a motion asking…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
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