Legal Opinion
Darling v. Standard Alaska Production Co.
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided October 17, 1991No. S-3777PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.
Robert Darling filed suit against the owners and operators of the Endicott Island production facility, claiming they had appropriated cinder blocks of his design in protecting against shore erosion. The superior court held that Darling’s claim was preempted by federal patent law, and granted summary judgment against Darling. We affirm.
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Endicott Island is a forty-five acre artificial island, located in the Beaufort Sea, approximately fifteen miles from Prudhoe Bay. It was constructed for oil exploration and production. Construction of the island was completed…
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