Legal Opinion
Lyman v. State
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided January 24, 1992No. S-3969PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COMPTON, Justice.
This is an appeal of the superior court’s order dismissing with prejudice James S. Lyman’s wrongful termination action against his former employer. Lyman also appeals the court’s award of costs and attorney’s fees pursuant to Alaska Civil Rules 79 and 82.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
James S. Lyman was terminated from his employment with the State of Alaska for “gross insubordination.” His discharge stemmed from a dispute over his allowed time away from work to travel to federal grand jury duty in Anchorage. Lyman filed suits concurrently in federal district and…
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- Pennington v. SnowAlaska Supreme Court · 1970
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3Cited by19 opinions
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