Blanas v. Brower Co.

OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Hany Blanas entered into a compromise and release (C & R) with his employer and its insurer to resolve his workers’ compensation claim. Sixteen months later he asked the Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board to reopen his claim and modify the C & R, in part because he claimed representatives of the employer’s insurer had fraudulently induced him to settle and sign the C&R. The Board denied his request, and the superior court affirmed. Blanas now appeals to this court. We reverse.

II. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

While employed by the Brower Company in 1990, Blanas…