Michael Carey-Thomann v. University of Alaska, Fairbanks and Board of Regents

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed summary judgment for the University of Alaska Fairbanks, holding that neither the ADA nor the Alaska Human Rights Act creates a statutory duty of care and that Alaska precedent (Schumacher) precludes a duty to protect a plaintiff from risks created by his own conduct. The court declined to conduct a D.S.W. analysis and dismissed the negligence claim.