Truesdell v. Halliburton Co., Inc.

OPINION

COMPTON, Justice.

This case comes before the court on two questions certified by the United States District Court for the District of Alaska. In a recent decision, we recognized a minor child’s independent cause of action for loss of parental consortium. Hibpshman v. Prudhoe Bay Supply, Inc., 734 P.2d 991 (Alaska 1987). The questions certified in this case address the retroactive effect of that decision and the applicable statute of limitations.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND.

Wade Truesdell was injured while working on an oil rig in Cook Inlet on January 25, 1985. On March 12,…