Hibpshman v. Prudhoe Bay Supply, Inc.

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.

I. BACKGROUND.

Thomas Hibpshman was severely injured while employed on the North Slope. He thereafter instituted suit against Prudhoe Bay Supply, Inc., and Alaska Explosives, Ltd. [hereinafter collectively referred to as “Prudhoe Bay” ], for damages for personal injuries, alleging negligent breach of a duty to provide premises free from unreasonable defects and hazards. In this same complaint, his wife Rebecca Hibpshman asserted a claim for loss of spousal consortium.

The four minor children of Thomas and Rebecca subsequently asserted a claim against the same…