Legal Opinion
Lopez v. Administrator, Public Employees' Retirement System
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided April 6, 2001No. S-9294PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MATTHEWS, Justice.
I, INTRODUCTION
Joyee Lopez appeals the Public Employees' Retirement Board's denial of her claim for occupational disability benefits. Lopez argues that the Board's decision was not supported by substantial evidence, that the Board applied the incorrect legal standard to its factual findings, that the Board improperly excluded Lopez's compromise agreement with the State from evidence, and that the Board improperly failed to take judicial no tice of the past testimony in other cases of one of Lopez's examining physicians. Because substantial evidence supported the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Handley v. State, Department of RevenueAlaska Supreme Court · 1992
- Patricia J. McInnis v. A.M.F., Inc., Patricia J. McInnis v. A.M.F., Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- John Pierce v. F.R. Tripler & Co. And Hartmarx Specialty Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- DeYonge v. Nana/MarriottAlaska Supreme Court · 2000
- Bulaich v. AT&T INFORMATION SYSTEMSWashington Supreme Court · 1989
8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by27 opinions
- Grimm v. WagonerAlaska Supreme Court · 2003
- Shea v. State, Department of Administration, Division of Retirement & BenefitsAlaska Supreme Court · 2011
- Humphrey v. Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 2014
- Allen v. State, Department of Health & Social Services, Division of Public AssistanceAlaska Supreme Court · 2009
- Hidden Heights Assisted Living, Inc. v. State, Department of Health & Social Services, Division of Health Care ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2009
22 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.