Supreme Court Says Worker Can't Renege on Settlement Agreement

The Alaska Supreme Court ruled that an injured worker could not back out of the agreement he had made – with the assistance of counsel – to settle his workers' compensation and maritime claims against his employer.Case: Rosales v. Icicle Seafoods Inc., No. S-14855, 09/06/2013, published.Facts: Hugo Rosales, an employee of Icicle Seafoods, suffered an injury in May 2007 when a tray of frozen fish weighing about 54 pounds fell from a cart and landed on his head. He filed a claim for workers' compensation benefits and also filed a maritime case against Icicle. An attorney...