Shea v. State, Department of Administration, Division of Retirement & Benefits

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• observing that under Alaska law, \even a five to ten percent contribution could suffice if 'reasonable persons would regard the injury as a cause of the disability and attach responsibility to it’ \ (quoting Doyon Universal Servs. v. Allen, 999 P.2d 764, 770 (Alaska 2000))
• observing that under Alaska law, “even a five to ten percent contribution could suffice if ‘reasonable persons would regard the injury as a cause of the disability and attach responsibility to it’ ” (quoting Doyon Universal Servs. v. Allen, 999 P.2d 764, 770 (Alaska 2000))
• noting agency factual findings are reviewed for substantial evidence \which is defined as 'such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support the [agency's] conclusion'\ (quoting Lopez v. Adm'r, Pub. Emps.' Ret. Sys., 20 P.3d 568, 570 (Alaska 2001))
• \We assume the legislature is aware of the common law when it passes legislation.\ (citing Young v. Embley, 143 P.3d 936, 945 (Alaska 2006))
• “[A]n accident which produces injury by precipitating the development of a latent condition or by aggravating a preexisting condition is a cause of that injury.” (emphasis added
• “We assume the legislature is aware of the common law when it passes legislation.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).