Jonathan V. Doyon Drilling

Keith Jonathan was severely injured in the course of his employment with Doyon Drilling, Inc. on February 12, 1988. Doyon, through its insurer, Alaska National Insurance Company (collectively Doyon), began paying him medical and disability benefits. On July 3, 1989, Jonathan's vocational rehabilitation counselor prepared a rehabilitation report for Doyon relating the efforts made to find Jonathan employment.*fn1 The report stated that Jonathan expressed an unwillingness to look for work. On August 9, 1989, Doyon filed a Notice of Controversion, contesting the payment of rehabilitation benefits for "failure to cooperate[] with vocational rehabilitation specialist." On September 20, 1989, Jonathan's vocational counselor closed Jonathan's file. The counselor stated that the file was being closed based on instructions from Doyon's insurance adjustor.*fn2