Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Worker's Untimely Filed Appeal

The Alaska Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s untimely filed appeal from a board decision denying her workers’ compensation claim. Case: Lunbeck v. First Group America, No. S-16926, 11/28/2018, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: Teresa Lunbeck drove a school bus for First Student in the Fairbanks area. She suffered a shoulder injury after a semi-truck trailer came loose and struck her bus. Lunbeck filed a workers’ compensation claim in September 2012. J. John Franich entered an appearance as Lunbeck's attorney for the claim. As of January 2013, L...