Keyes v. Humana Hospital Alaska, Inc.

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.

Petitioner Melanie Keyes challenges the constitutionality of AS 09.55.536, which provides for mandatory pre-trial review of medical malpractice claims by an expert advisory panel and makes the panel’s written report admissible in evidence at trial. She specifically argues that the statute deprives her of due process of law, impairs her right to a jury trial, and violates separation of powers principles by impermissi-bly delegating judicial power to members of the panel.

We hold that AS 09.55.536 survives constitutional muster and therefore affirm the superior…