Alaska Supreme Court April 7, 2000, S-8630 (Cavin v. State, Fish & Wildlife Protection Division of the Department of Public Safety)

OPINION

BRYNER, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

After a non-jury trial, the superior court rejected James Cavin's maritime tort claims against his former employer, the State of Alaska, finding that he had failed to prove his status as a Jones Act "seaman" and that federal statutes preclude his general maritime claims.