Morrison v. Alaska Interstate Constr. Inc.

BOLGER, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

A worker had surgery on his right knee in 2004 after injuring it at work. He returned to work after the surgery and did not consult a doctor about that knee for almost ten years, until he again injured it in 2014 while working for a different employer. Following the 2014 injury he sought to have arthroscopic surgery as his doctor recommended. His 2014 employer disputed its liability for continued medical care, and the worker filed a written claim against the 2014 employer. The *227Alaska Workers' Compensation Board joined the earlier employer to the claim and…