Atkins v. Inlet Transportation & Taxi Service, Inc.

STOWERS, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

A taxi driver was injured in a car accident while working. The taxi driver later filed a report of injury with the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board, but the nature of the employment relationship between the taxi company and the driver was disputed. The taxi driver retained an attorney for a tort suit against the other driver, settling that claim with the driver's insurance company without the taxi company's approval. Because the taxi company did not have workers' compensation insurance, the Alaska Workers' Compensation Benefits Guaranty Fund (the Fund)…