Legal Opinion
Trudell v. Hibbert
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided February 17, 2012No. S-13608PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CARPENETI, Chief Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
The employee of a contractor was injured while repairing a building; the contractor did not have workers' compensation insurance. The employee filed suit for workers' compensation benefits against his employer and against the owners of the building, alleging that the owners were "project owners" as defined in the Alaska Workers' Compensation Act and thus liable for securing workers' compensation. The employer then filed for bankruptcy. The owners denied liability on the basis that they were not "project owners." After a bench trial solely about…
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