The Alaska Supreme Court ruled that the Workers' Compensation Benefits Guaranty Fund did not owe benefits to a worker who failed to provide his employer with notice of settlement with a motorist who was at fault for a work-related accident.
Case: Atkins v. Inlet Transportation & Taxi Service, No. S-16485, 09/21/2018, published.
Facts: Tracy Atkins worked as a driver for the Inlet Transportation & Taxi Service. He suffered severe injuries in a head-on car accident in 2009, shortly after he began working for the company.
The other motorist was killed.
According to Atkins, he...
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