Zerbe v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 district · 11 state decisions

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1. “that it was negligent record keeping, rather than false imprisonment, which caused Zerbe’s injuries. Zerbe’s suit is therefore not barred by the false imprisonment exception to Alaska’s government claims statute, but instead ought to have been treated in the same manner as any other negligence case against the state. Today, when various branches of government collect and keep copious records concerning numerous aspects of the fives of ordinary citizens, we are unwilling to deny recourse to those hapless people whose lives are disrupted because of careless record keeping or poorly programmed computers. We see no justification for immunizing the government from the damaging consequences of its clerical employees’ failure to exercise due care.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Waskey v. Municipality of Anchorage