Legal Opinion
Vienna v. Scott Wetzel Services, Inc.
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided July 24, 1987No. S-1289, S-1290, S-932PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.
In Alaska Pac. Assurance Co. v. Brown, 687 P.2d 264 (Alaska 1984), we affirmed the superior court’s determination that AS 28.30.175(d) is unconstitutional. 1 The superior court had concluded that the statute unconstitutionally reduced compensation benefits of injured workers who choose to reside outside of Alaska. Id. at 268 & n. 3. However, we reversed the superior court’s award of damages retroactive to the date of the enactment of AS 23.30.175(d) and held that those workers who were parties to the litigation could be awarded damages prospectively from the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- City of Los Angeles Department of Water v. ManhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Arizona Governing Committee for Tax Deferred Annuity & Deferred Compensation Plans v. NorrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Kaatz v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1975
- Alaska Pacific Assurance Co. v. BrownAlaska Supreme Court · 1984
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3Cited by11 opinions
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