Childs v. Copper Valley Electric Ass'n

OPINION

MOORE, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

While working for Copper Valley Electric Association (CVEA), Harold Childs inhaled urethane smoke from a tank farm fire. Claiming that this accident caused a chronic breathing disorder, Childs challenges a decision of the Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) denying him temporary total disability benefits, permanent partial disability benefits, and attorney’s fees. He seeks medical benefits that CVEA offered to pay but did not, as well as interest on this sum. He also challenges a superior court finding that CVEA owed a penalty for untimely…