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Gilbert M. v. State (07/21/2006) sp-6029
[Procedure, Appellate] (standing to appeal for third person)
[Procedure, Civil] (standing to present claim for third person)
Solomon v. Interior Regional Housing Authority (07/21/2006) sp-6028
[Equity] (statute of limitations, equitable tolling)
[Procedure, Civil] (statute of limitations, equitable tolling)
Staudenmaier v. Municipality of Anchorage (07/21/2006) sp-6027
[Constitutional] (unconstitutional sale, municipal utilities)
[Municipal Corporations] (unconstitutional sale, municipal utilities)
Sengupta v. University of Alaska (07/21/2006) sp-6026
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 56, requirements for summary judgment)
[Torts] (§1983; First Amendment retaliation)
Allen v. Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (07/21/2006) sp-6025
[Administrative Agencies] (administrative appeals not de novo)
[Procedure, Appellate] (administrative appeals not de novo)
[Statutory Construction] (reconciling conflicting statutes)
J & S Services, Inc. v. Tomter (07/21/2006) sp-6024
[Administrative Agencies] (procurement code, exclusive remedy)
[Torts] (official immunity; three factors)
Pederson v. Barnes (07/21/2006) sp-6023
[Attorneys and Judges] (malpractice; should know or reason to know)
[Damages] (apportionment in duty-to-protect cases; punitive damages require reckless indifference, not negligence)
[Procedure, Civil] (when prejudgment interest accrues)
Crawford v. Kemp (07/14/2006) sp-6022
[Criminal] (what constitutes disorderly conduct)
[Torts] (official qualified/"good faith" immunity)
Myers v. Alaska Psychiatric Institute (06/30/2006) sp-6021
[Constitutional] (refuse psychiatric medication; liberty - privacy)
Crawford v. State (06/30/2006) sp-6020
[Criminal] (search vehicle center console during arrest)
Lakloey, Inc. v. University of Alaska (06/23/2006) sp-6019
[Administrative Agencies] (state bid solicitations; bidder proving damage)
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (state bid solicitations; bidder proving damage)
[Statutory Construction] (statutory interpretation; sliding scale)
Domke v. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co., Inc. (06/16/2006) sp-6018
[Procedure, Appellate] (review standard: JNOV; new trial motion)
[Torts] (employer vicarious liability; interference w/ contract; no fault allocation)
Fairbanks North Star Borough v. Interior Cabaret, Hotel, Restaurant & Retailers Assoc. (06/09/2006) sp-6017
[Attorneys and Judges] (public interest litigants-no prevailing party fees)
[Procedure, Civil] (public interest litigants-no prevailing party fees)
Brannon v. Continental Casualty Company (06/09/2006) sp-6016
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (ins. co. fail to defend; statute of limitations)
[Contracts] (ins. co. fail to defend; statute of limitations)
McLaughlin v. Lougee (06/09/2006) sp-6015
[Procedure, Civil] (pre-1997; separate suit for contribution)
Rowland v. Monsen (05/19/2006) sp-6014
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 60(b)(4) motion not substitute for appeal)
Vaska v. State (05/15/2006) sp-6013
[Criminal] (foundation for prior inconsistent statements)
Interior Cabaret, Hotel, Restaurant & Retailers Assoc. v. Fairbanks North Star Borough (05/12/2006) sp-6012
[Municipal Corporations] (broad powers to tax and create exemptions)
[Statutory Construction] (no part can be inoperative or superfluous)
Leigh v. Seekins Ford (05/12/2006) sp-6011
[Workers' Compensation] (permanent total disability)
Jarvis v. Ensminger (05/05/2006) sp-6010--
[Contracts] (condition precedent must be unambiguous)
[Equity] (promissory estoppel)
Hogg v. Raven Contractors, Inc. (05/05/2006) sp-6009--
[Procedure, Appellate] (deny motion for new trial; deference to trial court)
[Torts] (good causation instruction)
Winston J. v. State, Dept. of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services (04/28/2006) sp-6008--
[Family Law] (efforts to reunite parent and child may be less when parent shows little interest)
Van Sickle v. McGraw (04/28/2006) sp-6007--
[Procedure, Appellate] (affirm on any ground supported by record)
State, Alaska Board of Fisheries v. Grunert (04/21/2006) sp-6006
[Administrative Agencies] (co-op fishing scheme invalid; exceeds board's authority)
City of St. Paul v. State, Dept. of Nat. Resources (04/21/2006) sp-6005
[Administrative Agencies] (executive action vs. adjudication)
Byers v. Ovitt (04/21/2006) sp-6004--
[Family Law] (imputing income; liberal 90.3 discovery)
Mattfield v. Mattfield (04/21/2006) sp-6003--
[Family Law] (no black-letter law)
Mahan v. Arctic Catering, Inc. (04/21/2006) sp-6002--
[Torts] (sexual harassment, wrongful termination)
In the Matter of the Adoption of Missy M. (04/14/2006) sp-6001--
[Family Law] (adoption is a two-step proceeding)
Debbie G./Charles F. v. State of Alaska, DHSS (04/07/2006) sp-6000--
[Family Law] (designating a relative does not "remedy" parental misconduct)
Kay v. Danbar, Inc. (03/31/2006) sp-5999--
[Contracts] (words are most important evidence of intent)
[Real Estate] (property mgr. may be liable for tenant injuries)
Harrold v. Artwohl, M.D. (03/31/2006) sp-5998--
[Procedure, Appellate] (credibility issues are for fact finder)
[Torts] (informed consent; jury issues)
Lakloey, Inc. v. University of Alaska (03/31/2006) sp-5997
[Administrative Agencies] (state bid solicitations; bidder proving damage)
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (state bid solicitations; bidder proving damage)
[Statutory Construction] (statutory interpretation; sliding scale)
Dunlap v. Dunlap (03/17/2006) sp-5996--
[Contracts] (enforcing contract with indefinite term)
[Procedure, Civil] (law of the case)
Smith v. CSK Auto, Inc. (03/10/2006) sp-5995--
[Procedure, Civil] (res judicata)
Circle De Lumber Co. v. Humphrey (03/03/2006) sp-5994--
[Workers' Compensation] (comp rate increase; interest; enhanced fee)
Anchorage Chrysler Center, Inc. v. DaimlerChrysler Corporation (02/24/2006) sp-5993--
[Contracts] (condition precedent)
[Evidence] (true statement can still misrepresent)
[Procedure, Civil] (declaratory judgment, when appropriate)
[Torts] (fraudulent misrepresentation)
John's Heating Service v. Lamb (02/24/2006) sp-5992--
[Procedure, Civil] (statute of limitations, expanded discovery rule)
[Torts] (statute of limitations, expanded discovery rule)
Adams v. Adams (02/24/2006) sp-5991--
[Evidence] (circumstantial evidence to prove actual knowledge; defer to trial court on witness credibility)
[Procedure, Appellate] (defer to trial court on witness credibility)
Citizens for Implementing Medical Marijuana v. Municipality of Anchorage (02/24/2006) sp-5990--
[Municipal Corporations] (sufficiency of ballot propositions)
City of Kenai v. Friends of the Recreation Center, Inc. (02/17/2006) sp-5989--
[Attorneys and Judges] (prevailing party; public interest litigant)
[Equity] (requirements for preliminary injunction)
[Procedure, Civil] (prevailing party; public interest litigant)
Kinegak v. State, Dept. of Corrections (02/17/2006) sp-5988--
[Procedure, Appellate] (overruling prior decision; stare decisis)
[Statutory Construction] (federal decisions persuasive authority)
[Torts] (sovereign immunity; false imprisonment; Zerbe overruled)
Fortson v. Fortson (02/17/2006) sp-5987--
[Family Law] (Uneven split of property; Merrill factors; taxes and cost incurred selling property; loans that qualify as gifts)
Flowline of Alaska v. Brennan (02/17/2006) sp-5986--
[Workers' Compensation] (intermittent union calls = hourly worker, not temporary or seasonal worker)
Elliott v. Elliott (02/17/2006) sp-5985--
[Family Law] (opposed custody motion; hearing and findings required, except for insubstantial alterations)
Simpson v. Murkowski (02/10/2006) sp-5984--
[Constitutional] (contract clause)
[Contracts] (promissory estoppel; contract clause)
[Equity] (promissory estoppel)
Price v. Eastham (02/03/2006) sp-5983--
[Real Estate] (define scope of prescriptive public easement)
Brandal v. State, Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission (02/03/2006) sp-5982--
[Administrative Agencies] (CFEC, adding points for "special circumstances"; agency decision not overturned because agency was slow)
[Constitutional] (due process extends to admin proceedings; three-step test for consider cases involving extended delay)
Alaska Construction & Engineering, Inc. v Balzer Pacific Equipment Company (01/27/2006) sp-5981--
[Attorneys and Judges] (Rule 82, no need to prevail on all issues)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 82, no need to prevail on all issues)
Alaska Construction Equipment, Inc. v. Star Trucking, Inc. (01/27/2006) sp-5980--
[Damages] (loss of use damages)
In Re Ford (01/27/2006) sp-5979--
[Attorneys and Judges] (disciplinary proceeding; 3-step sanction analysis)
Cole v. State Farm Insurance Co. (01/27/2006) sp-5978--
[Contracts] (insurance contracts = adhesion contracts; spouse means "husband" or "wife")
Marsingill v. O'Malley (01/27/2006) sp-5977--
[Attorneys and Judges] (Rule 82 fee award requires no explanation)
[Evidence] (Rules 401-402, relevancy; Rule 701, experts)
[Torts] (informed consent)
McMullen v. Bell (01/27/2006) sp-5976--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (change ee benefits after enrolling in PERS)
Hagen Insurance, Inc. v. Roller (01/20/2006) sp-5975
[Damages] (distinguish-NIED and non-economic damages)
[Torts] (distinguish-NIED and non-economic damages)
[Workers' Compensation] (damages for failure to provide insurance)
Wilson V. State, Dept. of Corrections (01/20/2006) sp-5974--
[Administrative Agencies] (agency interpreting its own regulations)
[Statutory Construction] (goal of statutory/regulatory interpretation)
Williams v. Williams (01/20/2006) sp-5973
[Equity] (equitable estoppel; toll statute of limitations)
[Torts] (equitable estoppel; toll statute of limitations)
Edwin Saltz v. State of Alaska, Division of Motor Vehicles (12/23/2005) sp-5972--
[Criminal] (when trooper's investigative stop is legal)
Scammon Bay Association, Inc. v. David Ulak (12/23/2005) sp-5971--
[Procedure, Civil] (timeliness of motion to intervene)
Polar Supply Company, Inc. v. Steelmaster Industries, Inc. (12/23/2005) sp-5970--
[Procedure, Civil] (long-arm jurisdiction; defendant in Canada)
Jones v. State, Dept. of Corrections (12/16/2005) sp-5969--
[Torts] (threshold determination of an IIED claim; harmless error when damages available from an alternative theory)
Jack v. State (12/16/2005) sp-5968--
[Criminal] (Alaska crime committed in Canadian waters; extraterritorial jurisdictions; effects doctrine)
Cikan v. ARCO Alaska, Inc. (12/16/2005) sp-5967--
[Procedure, Civil] (mental capacity, tolling the limitations statute)
[Torts] (mental capacity, tolling the limitations statute)
Bartlett v. state, Department of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement Division (12/16/2005) sp-5966--
[Family Law] (support enforcement under UIFSA)
[Procedure, Civil] (exception to collateral estoppel)
John v. Baker (12/16/2005) sp-5965
[Family Law] (tribal court jurisdiction over child support)
Gilbert v. Sperbeck (12/09/2005) sp-5964--
[Evidence] (witness immunity in arbitration proceeding)
[Procedure, Civil] (witness immunity in arbitration proceeding)
Sengupta v. Wickwire (12/09/2005) sp-5963--
[Procedure, Appellate] (malpractice for filing untimely appeal)
[Torts] (malpractice statute of limitations; elements for appellate malpractice)
Hanson v. Hanson (12/09/2005) sp-5962--
[Family Law] (active appreciation; home as marital asset; discount for minority ownership)
Municipality of Anchorage v. Devon (12/02/2005) sp-5961--
[Workers' Compensation] (Repayment of benefits requirement when "knowingly making a false or misleading statement for the purpose of obtaining that benefit.")
OK Lumber Company v. Alaska Railroad (11/25/2005) sp-5960--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (issues subject to arbitration)
Munson v. State (11/18/2005) sp-5959--
[Criminal] (invoking Miranda rights)
Hixson v. Sarkesian (11/18/2005) sp-5958--
[Family Law] (exchange-rate fluctuation; the 15% rule)
Adoption of: Sara J., Joel J., and Morris J. (11/10/2005) sp-5957--
Clifford B. Killary v. Susan Killary (11/10/2005) sp-5956--
[Family Law] (support when child doesn't live with custodial parent)
Teva Marron v. Lyle Stromstad (11/10/2005) sp-5955--
[Attorneys and Judges] (when itemization of fees required)
[Evidence] (using opponent's tax returns; rules concerning expert witnesses, Daubert rule; evidence of insurance)
Guerrero v. AHFC (11/04/2005) sp-5954--
[Real Estate] (landlord liability, hazard on adjacent property)
State of Alaska Public Employees Retirement Board v. Paul Morton (11/04/2005) sp-5953--
[Administrative Agencies] (PERS definition of "disability"; 75% rule)
David Nevers v. State of Alaska Department of Administraton Division of Motor Vehicles (10/28/2005) sp-5952--
[Administrative Agencies] (DMV revocation hearings, no 4th Amendment)
[Constitutional] (DMV revocation hearings, no 4th Amendment))
[Criminal] (DMV revocation hearings, no 4th Amendment))
Dan Reust v. Alaska Petroleum Contractors (10/28/2005) sp-5951--
[Damages] (lost wages; 50% of punitive damages to state)
[Torts] (retaliation against a witness)
ACLU v. State & Municipality of Anchorage (10/28/2005) sp-5950--
[Constitutional] (marriage amendment, same-sex partners; 50% of punitive damages to state)
Sharon Ranney v. Whitewater Engineering and Alaska Insurance (10/14/2005) sp-5949--
[Statutory Construction] (maxims for statutory construction)
[Workers' Compensation] (death benefits to unmarried cohabitant)
State vs John G. Wise and Cynthia Wolf (10/14/2005) sp-5948--
[Family Law] (effective date of child support modification)
Enders v. Glen Parker (10/14/2005) sp-5947--
[Probate] (undue influence, insane delusions, standard of review for fee request under AS 13.16.435)
Lindhag v. State, Dept. of Natural Resources (10/07/2005) sp-5946--
[Workers' Compensation] (defer to board; motion to modify, newly-discovered evidence; motion for rehearing, changed circumstances)
Morris v. Rowallan Alaska, Inc (09/30/2005) sp-5945--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (automatic stay in bankruptcy)
[Procedure, Appellate] (automatic stay in bankruptcy)
Ondrusek v. Murphy (09/23/2005) sp-5944--
[Torts] (respondeat superior)
Casciola v. F.S. Air Service, Inc. (09/23/2005) sp-5943--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (piercing the corporate veil)
[Damages] (no ratio between punitive and compensatory)
[Procedure, Appellate] (arguments inadequately briefed)
Owen M. v. State, Office of Children's Services (09/09/2005) sp-5942--
[Procedure, Appellate] (issue waived if not raised below)
Webb v. State, Dept. of Revenue, CSED (09/09/2005) sp-5941--
[Family Law] (duty to support children; burden to modify upon change in circumstances)
Snyder v. American Legion Spenard Post No. 28 (09/02/2005) sp-5940--
[Procedure, Appellate] (affirm on any ground supported by record)
Hansen v. Hansen (09/02/2005) sp-5939--
[Family Law] (when couple is economic unit; roll over IRA; transferability of benefits not prerequisite)
State, Dept. of Revenue v. Wallace (09/02/2005) sp-5938--
[Family Law] (retroactive modification of support order)
Abood v. Abood (09/02/2005) sp-5937--
[Family Law] (factors use determine transmutation; active appreciation; value property close to trial date; failure to provide evidence of value)
[Procedure, Appellate] (defer to trial court on witness credibility, etc)
Hymes v. Deramus (08/26/2005) sp-5936--
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 56(f) continuance; pro se litigants)
Elton H. v. Naomi R (08/26/2005) sp-5935--
[Family Law] (legal vs. physical custody; custody preference for natural parent)
Ellison v. Plumbers and Steam Fitters Union Local 375 (08/19/2005) sp-5934--
[Attorneys and Judges] (fees under both Rules 68 & 82 prohibited)
[Procedure, Civil] (construing Rule 68)
[Torts] (labor union not liable for discrimination)
State v. The Green Party of Alaska (08/12/2005) sp-5933--
[Constitutional] (Alaska election law unconstitutional)
State v. Dupier (08/12/2005) sp-5932--
[Administrative Agencies] (combining state and federal fisheries law)
[Federal Issues] (when federal law preempts state law)
Laidlaw Transit Inc. v Anchorage School District (08/12/2005) sp-5931--
[Constitutional] (full-scale hearing not always required)
[Procedure, Appellate] (adjudicative proceeding; administrative appeal)
Alyssa B v. State, DH&SS (08/05/2005) sp-5930--
[Family Law] (no jury trial in CINA proceedings; mental exams can by ordered using Civil Rule 35)
Wendell C. II v. State of Alaska (07/29/2005) sp-5929--
[Evidence] (Rule 201, judicial notice; harmless error)
[Procedure, Appellate] (harmless error in admitting evidence)
[Procedure, Civil] (judicial notice)
Johnson v. Hughes Thorsness Powell Huddleston & Bauman LLC (07/29/2005) sp-5928--
[Attorneys and Judges] (attorney fees in an estate)
[Probate] (attorney fees in an estate)
Crumpler v. State, Dept. of Revenue, CSED (07/22/2005) sp-5927--
[Family Law] (child support, when modification effective; Rule 4 service not required)
[Procedure, Civil] ( 7-22 (Rule 5, service by mail))
In the Matter of the Estate of Florian A. Maldonado (07/22/2005) sp-5926--
[Probate] (spouse's elective share; augmented estate)
George Easley Co. v. Estate of John Lindekugel (07/22/2005) sp-5925--
[Workers' Compensation] (last injurious exposure; PTD not immutable)
Lowell v. Hayes (07/22/2005) sp-5924--
[Torts] (defamation of public figure; constitutional tort)
Chesser-Witmer v. Chesser (07/15/2005) sp-5923--
[Family Law] (statutory best-interests factors; out-of-state move is automatic change of circumstances)
Jeff v. State (07/15/2005) sp-5922--
[Family Law] (definition of "abandonment"; CINA adjudication concerns the child; termination proceedings concern the parent)
Cook Schuhmann & Groseclose, Inc v Brown & Root (07/08/2005) sp-5921--
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 68, offers of judgment)
[Real Estate] (reluctant to set aside foreclosure sale)
Andrea S v David R (07/08/2005) sp-5920--
[Family Law] (when evidentiary hearing and findings are required in custody modification proceedings)
State v. Valley Hospital (07/01/2005) sp-5919--
[Administrative Agencies] (remand should not direct specific relief)
[Procedure, Appellate] (appeal only from a final order)
Ray v. Ray (07/01/2005) sp-5918--
[Family Law] (presumption of paternity; jurisdiction over custody issue)
Cummins, Inc. v. Nelson (06/24/2005) sp-5917--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (liability based on apparent authority)
[Procedure, Appellate] (when jury instruction is reversible error)
Interior Trails Preservation Coalition v. Swope (06/24/2005) sp-5916--
[Real Estate] (prescriptive easement by general public)
Akpik v. State (06/24/2005) sp-5915--
[Procedure, Civil] (mootness doctrine, public interest exception)
In Re Schmidt (06/24/2005) sp-5914--
[Attorneys and Judges] (fee order for late-filed brief)
[Procedure, Civil] (sanction for failure to follow filing deadlines)
State v. Cowgill (06/24/2005) sp-5913--
[Procedure, Appellate] (standard of review, administrative appeals)
[Workers' Compensation] (when reemployment plan should not be approved)
Halloran v. State (06/24/2005) sp-5912--
[Administrative Agencies] (awarding fees under the catalyst theory)
Schaub v. K&L Distributors, Inc (06/24/2005) sp-5911--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (time to file hybrid suit under LMRA)
Tanghe v. Tanghe (06/24/2005) sp-5910--
[Family Law] (value of marital portion of pension; cannot capitalize survivor benefit when age discrepancy is great)
Martinez v. Cape Fox (06/10/2005) sp-5909--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (remove corp. director; ban future service)
[Statutory Construction] (no plain meaning rule)
Rockstad v. Erikson (06/10/2005) sp-5908--
[Attorneys and Judges] (contract for actual fees trumps Rule 82)
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Alaska's usury statute)
[Contracts] (Alaska's usury statute, ambiguous contract)
[Equity] (quasi-estoppel)
[Procedure, Civil] (granting unopposed summary judgment)
Hall v. TWS (06/10/2005) sp-5907--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (forming a partnership without a written agreement)
Conkey v. State (06/10/2005) sp-5906--
[Criminal] ("motor vehicle" and "driving" under DWI law)
Ebertz v. Ebertz (06/03/2005) sp-5905
[Attorneys and Judges] (fee awards in divorce cases)
[Evidence] (defer to trial judge on witness weight/credibility)
[Family Law] (distinction between initial custody order and modification; custody investigator report not decisive; fee awards)
Tufco, Inc. v. Pacific Environmental Corporation (06/03/2005) sp-5904
[Attorneys and Judges] (contract clause for actual fees trumps Rule 82)
[Equity] (equitable estoppel)
Carlson v. Renkes (06/03/2005) sp-5903
[Procedure, Appellate] (convert complaint to admin. Appeal; 30-days to file appeal does not run until decision advises of right to appeal)
Fuller v. City of Homer (06/03/2005) sp-5902
[Municipal Corporations] (fee: retrieve and copy municipal records)
Veselsky v. Veselsky (06/03/2005) sp-5901--
[Contracts] (parent moves to another state; debt incurred during marriage; equal property division presumed most equitable)
Dugan v. Atlanta Casualty Companies (06/03/2005) sp-5900--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (when insurance policy is ambiguous)
[Contracts] (when insurance policy is ambiguous)
Rockney v. Boslough Construction Co. (05/27/2005) sp-5899--
[Workers' Compensation] (when reemployment plan should not be approved)
State v. Trust the People (05/27/2005) sp-5898--
[Constitutional] (pre-election judicial review of initiative)
Larson v. Cooper (05/27/2005) sp-5897--
[Administrative Agencies] (inmate tort claim; deference to prison officials)
[Constitutional] (prison inmate; constitutional tort claim)
[Statutory Construction] (construing law for filling U.S. senate vacancy)
[Torts] (adverse retaliatory action by the state)
David Berg v David Popham (05/20/2005) sp-5896--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (manufacturer liable for hazardous substance cleanup)
Trapp v. State of Alaska (05/13/2005) sp-5895--
[Probate] (difference between conservator and guardian)
[Torts] (assumption of duty to protect another from harm)
Monzingo v. Alaska Air Group (05/06/2005) sp-5894--
[Contracts] (rules on interpretation; course of dealing)
Vroman v. City of Soldotna (04/29/2005) sp-5892--
[Administrative Agencies] (de facto officer doctrine)
[Attorneys and Judges] (de facto officer doctrine)
[Municipal Corporations] (de facto officer doctrine)
Jeff A.C., Jr. v. Alaska (04/27/2005) sp-5893--
[Family Law] (definition of "abandonment"; CINA adjudication concerns the child; termination proceedings concern the parent)
State Farm Mutual Automobile Company v. Dowdy (04/22/2005) sp-5891--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (bifurcating issues of coverage, liability, damages)
[Contracts] (bifurcating issues of coverage, liability, damages)
[Torts] (bifurcating issues of coverage, liability, damages)
DeNardo v. Calista Corporation (04/22/2005) sp-5890--
[Municipal Corporations] (challenge proposition pre-election vs. post-election; positional bias on ballot)
[Procedure, Civil] (stipulation to dismiss sufficient for res judicata; doctrine of claim splitting)
Bailey v. Texas Instruments Inc. (04/22/2005) sp-5889--
[Workers' Compensation] (hearing requested two years after controversion)
Bartley v. Alaska Dep't. of Administration (04/15/2005) sp-5888--
[Procedure, Appellate] (deference to agency interpretation of its statutes)
[Statutory Construction] (sliding scale for statutory interpretation)
In re: Hanlon (04/15/2005) sp-5887--
[Attorneys and Judges] (mitigating factors in bar discipline case)
Alaska Inter-Tribal Council v. State of Alaska (04/15/2005) sp-5886--
[Constitutional] (race-neutral law can still violate equal protection if disparate treatment is traced to discrimination)
North Pacific Processors v. Sitka Sound Seafoods (04/15/2005) sp-5885--
[Contracts] (interpreting K terms, two stage analysis)
[Real Estate] (when tenant can remove trade fixtures)
Alaska Division of Elections v. Metcalfe (04/15/2005) sp-5884--
[Statutory Construction] (statute presumed constitutional; defer to legislature on election laws)
Clement v. Fulton (04/08/2005) sp-5883--
[Damages] (computing damages, wrongful death claim)
Rick P. v. State, Office of Children's Services (04/01/2005) sp-5882--
[Family Law] (requirements for termination of parental rights)
Chase v. Chase (04/01/2005) sp-5881--
[Family Law] (no obligation to accept expert testimony)
Berg v. Popham (03/18/2005) sp-5879--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (manufacturer liable for hazardous substance cleanup)
Phillips v. Gieringer (03/11/2005) sp-5878--
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 15(c), relation back doctrine; identity of interest)
Kaiser v. Umialik Insurance (03/11/2005) sp-5877--
[Procedure, Civil] (equitable tolling; discovery rule)
Lawson v. Lawson (03/11/2005) sp-5876--
[Family Law] (Rule 90.3 is constitutional)
[Procedure, Appellate] (standards for overruling precedent)
Lana C. v. Cameron P. (03/11/2005) sp-5875--
[Evidence] (policy that relevant evidence is admissible)
[Family Law] (DV, parties can’t agree to withhold evidence)
Alden H. v. State, Office of Children's Services (03/04/2005) sp-5874--
[Family Law] (relinquish parental rights can’t be conditional; revisit termination of parental rights)
Martin v. Dieringer (03/04/2005) sp-5873--
[Probate] (gift to pers.rep.; appoint successor pers.rep.)
Dawson v. Temanson (02/25/2005) sp-5872--
[Attorneys and Judges] (review of fee awards; fees in URLTA case)
[Procedure, Appellate] (standard for reviewing fee awards)
[Real Estate] (award of fees in URLTA case)
Hammond v. State, Dept. of Transportation & Public Facilities (02/25/2005) sp-5871--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (arbitration does not preclude statutory claim)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 56, evidentiary threshold to deny is low)
Deaver v. The Auction Block Company (02/25/2005) sp-5870--
[Administrative Agencies] (philosophy behind regulation of commercial fishing)
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (obligations of "buyer" under UCC)
[Contracts] (can’t avoid protective statutes by contract)
Government Employees Insurance Company v. Graham-Gonzalez (02/18/2005) sp-5869--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (UIM coverage offer need not include premium)
[Statutory Construction] (sliding scale; words given ordinary meaning)
Morgan v. Fortis Benefits Insurance Co. (02/11/2005) sp-5868--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (insurance policy exclusions contrued narrowly)
[Contracts] (insurance policy exclusions contrued narrowly)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 56, sum.judg. Requires admissible evidence)
Harris v. Ahtna, Inc. (02/11/2005) sp-5867--
[Contracts] (conditional acceptance is counteroffer)
McGrew v. State, Dept. of Health & Social Services, DFYS (02/04/2005) sp-5866--
[Torts] (factors for deciding existence of duty, an issue of law; IIED different from a negligence claim)
McComas v. Kirn (01/28/2005) sp-5865--
[Criminal] (second degree stalking)
[Family Law] (protective order; domestic violence crime)
ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. v. State, Dept. of Natural Resources (01/28/2005) sp-5864--
[Administrative Agencies] (reduced royalty for discovery of new oil)
[Procedure, Appellate] (4-part standard for reviewing admin. Decision)
Miller v. Miller (01/28/2005) sp-5863--
[Attorneys and Judges] (basis for lawyer fee in divorce case)
[Family Law] (transmuting separate to marital property; time for classifying property vs. time to value it; lawyer fee)
Brown v. Dick (01/21/2005) sp-5862--
[Administrative Agencies] (superior court stay pending admin proceeding)
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (director liability for proxy violation; good faith)
[Procedure, Appellate] (superior court stay pending admin proceeding)
Caldwell v. State, Dept. of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement Div. (01/21/2005) sp-5861--
[Family Law] (real estate sale proceeds as annual gross income; exceptional factors)
Catalina Yachts v. Pierce (01/14/2005) sp-5860--
[Federal Issues] (federal preemption of state court rule)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 68 post-judgment fee award)
DeNardo v. Municipality of Anchorage (01/14/2005) sp-5859--
[Municipal Corporations] (challenge proposition pre-election vs. post-election; positional bias on ballot)
Silvan v. Alcina (01/14/2005) sp-5858--
[Family Law] (custody-trial judge in best position; reorientation alimony; custody appeal must be filed in 15 days)
[Procedure, Appellate] (appeal of custody dispute filed in 15 days)
Chalovich v. State, Dept. of Natural Resources (12/30/2004) sp-5857--
[Real Estate] (annual labor requirement; mining law)
Alderman v. Iditarod Properties, Inc. (12/30/2004) sp-5856--
[Procedure, Appellate] (statutory savings clause)
State, Dept. of Revenue v. Municipality of Anchorage (12/23/2004) sp-5855--
[Municipal Corporations] (no taxation of municipalities)
[Procedure, Appellate] (reviewing agency interpretation of statute)
[Statutory Construction] (sliding scale; plain meaning)
Blackburn v. State, Dept. of Transportation & Public Facilities (12/17/2004) sp-5854--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (state probationary employee is at-will)
[Constitutional] (probationary employee has no due process property interest in continuing employment)
State, Dept. of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement Div. v. DeLeon (12/17/2004) sp-5853--
[Family Law] (order applying for PFD to pay delinquent support)
[Statutory Construction] (expressio unius est exclusio alterius)
Carl N. v. State, Dept. of Health & Social Services, DFYS (12/10/2004) sp-5852--
[Family Law] (terminating parental rights under ICWA)
Hutka v. Sisters of Providence in Washington (12/10/2004) sp-5851--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (overtime pay under AWHA and FLSA)
[Federal Issues] (overtime pay under FLSA)
[Procedure, Appellate] (failure to raise below waives issue; plain error)
Thomas v. Anchorage Equal Rights Commission (12/10/2004) sp-5850--
[Constitutional] (landlord refusing to rent to unmarried couple)
[Evidence] (overcoming precedent under stare decisis)
[Procedure, Appellate] (overcome precedent under stare decisis)
[Procedure, Civil] (ripeness/standing; ready access favored)
Miller v. Safeway, Inc. (11/26/2004) sp-5849--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (employment discrimination-racial, religious, gender)
[Constitutional] (Alaska right to privacy only extends to the state)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 15, leave to amend freely granted)
[Statutory Construction] (employment discrimination-racial, religious, gender)
[Torts] (employment discrimination-racial, religious, gender)
Baskurt v. Beal (11/26/2004) sp-5848--
[Real Estate] (deed of trust foreclosure: inadequate price, selling two or more tracts separately or as a unit)
Western Star Trucks, Inc. v. Big Iron Equipment Service, Inc. (11/26/2004) sp-5847--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Unfair Trade Practices Act applies to commercial transactions, not just consumer transactions)
[Statutory Construction] (three factors for interpreting a statute)
Simpson v. State, Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission (11/19/2004) sp-5846--
[Administrative Agencies] (CSED: maximum-optimum permits)
Imperial Manufacturing Ice Cold Coolers, Inc. v. Shannon (11/19/2004) sp-5845--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (government duty to verify contractor bond)
[Contracts] (government duty to verify contractor bond)
[Municipal Corporations] (government duty to verify contractor bond)
Libertarian Party of Alaska, Inc. v. State (11/19/2004) sp-5844--
[Administrative Agencies] (APOC: hard vs. soft money; validity of agency regulations.)
Industrial Commercial Electric, Inc. v. McLees (11/12/2004) sp-5843--
[Contracts] (release of claims; scope vs. validity)
Municipality of Anchorage v. Gregg (11/12/2004) sp-5842--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Family and Medical Leave Act)
Disotell v. Stiltner (11/05/2004) sp-5841--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (liquidation of p’ship assets, when compelled)
Fred Meyer of Alaska, Inc. v. Bailey (11/05/2004) sp-5840--
[Administrative Agencies] (AWHA: overtime pay for employees)
[Equity] (equitable tolling of statute of limitations)
[Procedure, Civil] (statute of limitations defense disfavored)
Paxton v. Gavlak (10/15/2004) sp-5839--
[Family Law] (retroactive modification of support arrearages)
Matanuska Electric Association, Inc. v. Chugach Electric Association, Inc. (10/08/2004) sp-5838--
[Attorneys and Judges] (primary agency jurisdiction, comity, exhaust administrative remedies)
[Procedure, Civil] (primary agency jurisdiction, comity, exhaust administrative remedies)
Nunley v. State, Dept. of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement Div. (10/08/2004) sp-5837--
[Family Law] (voluntary underemployed; paternity presumption)
Maloney v. Progressive Specialty Insurance Co. (10/08/2004) sp-5836--
[Attorneys and Judges] (no Rule 82 fees for unrepresented litigant)
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (policy-limits offer, when to include fees)
[Contracts] (policy-limits offer, when to include fees)
[Torts] (policy-limits offer, when to include fees)
Brown v. Patriot Maintenance, Inc. (10/08/2004) sp-5835--
[Workers' Compensation] (conflicting testimony-defer to board; Beauchamp rule)
Moeller-Prokosch v. Prokosch (10/01/2004) sp-5834--
[Family Law] (custody when a parent moves out-of-state)
State v. Semancik (10/01/2004) sp-5833--
[Criminal] (burglary indictment must state intended crime)
Allstate Insurance Company v. Teel (10/01/2004) sp-5832--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (insurance K coverage, reasonable expectations)
[Contracts] (insurance K coverage, reasonable expectations)
[Torts] (NIED claims are direct; bystander exception)
Rush v. State, Department of Natural Resources (09/17/2004) sp-5831--
[Real Estate] (property rights=ownership, possession, disposal)
[Statutory Construction] (no retroactive application of statutes)
Marshall v. First National Bank Alaska (09/03/2004) sp-5830--
[Probate] (excessive or unreasonable trustee fees)
City of Bethel v. Peters (09/03/2004) sp-5829--
[Torts] (subsequent remedial measures; severe disfigurement)
Odsather v. Richardson (08/06/2004) sp-5828--
[Workers' Compensation] (employee vs. self-employed contractor)
Soules v. Ramstack (07/30/2004) sp-5827--
[Real Estate] (condo assessments effective before payable)
Alaska Center for the Environment v. Rue (07/30/2004) sp-5826--
[Administrative Agencies] (beluga whales are not endangered)
Still v. Cunningham (07/09/2004) sp-5825--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (guaranty voided by fraud or misrepresentation; when spouse signature not required on other spouse’s loan)
[Contracts] (parol evidence rule; subjective intent not used in interpreting K)
[Equity] (equitable remedy; parol evidence rule does not apply)
[Evidence] (parol evidence rule)
Thomann v. Fouse (07/02/2004) sp-5824--
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 68 offers of judgment)
State v. Public Safety Employees Association (06/25/2004) sp-5823--
[Administrative Agencies] (providing legal counsel for state employees)
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (providing legal counsel for state employees)
[Statutory Construction] (sliding scale used for ambiguous statutes)
Varilek v. City of Houston (06/25/2004) sp-5822--
[Constitutional] (non-waivable admin fees violate due process)
[Procedure, Civil] (collateral estoppel, dismiss w/o prejudice not adjudication on merits)
Cowen v. Wal-Mart (06/25/2004) sp-5821--
[Procedure, Appellate] (workers’ comp board resolves conflict in medicals)
[Workers' Compensation] (presumption of compensability, 3-step analysis; benefits awarded if work is substantial factor; expert opinion sufficient to overcome presumption)
Kinzel v. Discovery Drilling, Inc. (06/25/2004) sp-5820--
[Contracts] (limits on wage loss, breach of employment K)
[Torts] ((retaliatory discharge, pretextual vs. mixed-motive; recovering contract wage loss in a tort claim; defamation vs. opinion; intentional interference with contract)
Fyffe v. Wright (06/25/2004) sp-5819--
[Damages] (punitive damages don’t require IIED award)
[Procedure, Appellate] (defer to trial court on witness credibility; pro se briefs held to less stringent standard)
[Procedure, Civil] (waiver when no objection to admission of evidence)
[Torts] (punitive damages don’t require IIED award)
Peterson v. Ek (06/25/2004) sp-5818--
[Contracts] (choice of law clause)
[Procedure, Appellate] (defer to trial court on witness credibility; pro se briefs, less demanding standard)
[Procedure, Civil] (judicial bias; discovery need not be admissible)
Cook Schuhmann & Groseclose, Inc. v. Brown & Root, Inc. (06/18/2004) sp-5817--
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 68, offers of judgment)
[Real Estate] (reluctant to set aside foreclosure sale)
State, DNR v. Greenpeace, Inc. (06/18/2004) sp-5816--
[Constitutional] (cure inadequate notice with reconsideration)
[Procedure, Civil] (mootness doctrine)
Doe v. State, Dept. of Public Safety (06/11/2004) sp-5815--
[Criminal] (constitutionality of sex offender registration act)
Excursion Inlet Packing Co. v. Ugale (06/11/2004) sp-5814--
[Workers' Compensation] (overcoming presumption requires substantial evidence; whether evidence is substantial is issue of law)
Casey v. Semco Energy, Inc. (06/11/2004) sp-5813--
[Contracts] (limits on applying covenant of good faith; filling in the)
Glover v. Glover (06/11/2004) sp-5812--
[Real Estate] (adverse possession by a tenant; hostility required)
Stanley B. v. State, DFYS (06/04/2004) sp-5811--
[Family Law] (incarceration as grounds for CINA/termination)
Ledgends, Inc. v. Kerr (05/28/2004) sp-5810--
[Torts] (limitations of pre-recreational exculpatory release)
Hallam v. Alaska Airlines, Inc. (05/21/2004) sp-5809--
[Attorneys and Judges] (no trial judge recusal based on adverse rulings)
[Federal Issues] (fed. preempts state law on airlines routes, prices)
[Procedure, Appellate] (Rule 56(f), discretionary with trial judge)
[Procedure, Appellate] (deference to trial judge on witness credibility; weight of conflicting evidence)
Alaskans for Efficient Government, Inc. v. Knowles (05/14/2004) sp-5808--
[Real Estate] (also use public policy when interpreting statutes)
Treacy v. Municipality of Anchorage (05/14/2004) sp-5807--
[Constitutional] (municipal ordinance presumed constitutional)
[Municipal Corporations] (ordinances presumed constitutional)
[Procedure, Appellate] (granting trial de novo discretionary with judge)
Anderson v. Alaska Bar Association (05/14/2004) sp-5806--
[Administrative Agencies] (appeal of Bar Counsel ruling)
Mechanical Contractors of Alaska, Inc. v. State (05/07/2004) sp-5805--
[Administrative Agencies] (challenging regs on procedural grounds and on substantive grounds; three-part O’Callaghan analysis)
[Real Estate] (specific statute vs. general statute)
Harris v. Westfall (04/30/2004) sp-5804--
[Federal Issues] (waiver of child support against public policy)
[Procedure, Civil] (timeliness of Rule 60(b) motion)
Cline v. Cline (04/30/2004) sp-5803--
[Family Law] (dividing military retirement, but not disability)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 60(b)(4) not a substitute for timely appeal)
State v. Blank (04/30/2004) sp-5802--
[Criminal] (breath test admitted even when no arrest is made)
[Statutory Construction] (avoid unconstitutionality with narrow construction)
Parker v. Tomera (04/23/2004) sp-5801--
[Procedure, Civil] (appointing expert advisory panel is discretionary)
[Torts] (expert required in medical malpractice unless non-technical; informed consent)
Kozevnikoff v. Tanana Village Council (04/23/2004) sp-5800--
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 58; fees ordered after entry of judgment)
Bryson v. Banner Health System (04/23/2004) sp-5799--
[Statutory Construction] (duty based on special relationship between health care provider and patient)
Adams v. Adams (04/23/2004) sp-5798--
[Contracts] (change K terms during negotiations=const. fraud)
[Equity] (no specific performance when fraud involved)
[Torts] (constructive fraud)
Schmitz v. Schmitz (04/16/2004) sp-5797--
[Family Law] (statutory rules for deciding custody; parenting plans into the future; separate vs. marital property-transmutation vs. active appreciation)
Kinzel v. Discovery Drilling, Inc. (04/16/2004) sp-5796--
[Contracts] (limits on wage loss, breach of employment K)
[Torts] (retaliatory discharge, pretextual Visual Studio. Mixed-motive; recovering contract wage loss in a tort claim; defamation vs opinion;intentional interference with contract)
Alaska Trademark Shellfish, LLC v. State (04/16/2004) sp-5795--
[Administrative Agencies] (DF&G and Aquatic Farming Act)
[Equity] (estoppel against the state)
[Procedure, Appellate] (avoid deciding appeals on constitutional grounds when narrower grounds are available; uphold trial court on any theory supported by the record)
Evans v. McTaggart (04/09/2004) sp-5794--
[Family Law] (grandparent custody/visitation requires clear and convincing evidence)
Stanley B. v. State, DFYS (04/09/2004) sp-5793--
[Attorneys and Judges] (right to counsel in termination proceedings; alleging ineffective assistance of counsel)
[Family Law] (incarceration as grounds for CINA/termination)
Fairbanks North Star Borough v. Dena' Nena' Henash (04/02/2004) sp-5792--
[Municipal Corporations] (property tax exemption for charitable purposes)
Jackson v. American Equity Insurance Co. (04/02/2004) sp-5791--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (absent bad faith, insurer denying policy limits settlement offer not required to cover excess judgment)
[Procedure, Appellate] (denying instruction not error if no prejudice)
Matanuska Electric Assoc., Inc. v. Waterman (03/26/2004) sp-5790--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (board interpretation of bylaws not conclusive)
[Contracts] (contract rules control bylaw interpretation)
[Municipal Corporations] (board interpretation of bylaws not conclusive)
Gunter v. Kathy-O-Estates (03/19/2004) sp-5789--
[Probate] (when dismissal of claim by guardian is valid)
[Procedure, Civil] (when dismissal of claim by guardian is valid)
[Workers' Compensation] (Board cannot adjudicate damage claims)
Brynna B. v. State, Dept. of Health & Social Services (03/19/2004) sp-5788--
[Family Law] (disregard placement of child with blood relative)
Native Village of Eklutna v. Alaska Railroad Corp. (03/12/2004) sp-5787--
[Municipal Corporations] (when state is immune from local zoning)
Larson v. Cooper (03/05/2004) sp-5786--
[Administrative Agencies] (defer to prison officials re: prison regulations)
[Constitutional] (inmate exercise of religious freedom; rehabilitation)
Barry v. University of Alaska (02/27/2004) sp-5785--
[Contracts] (release cannot control future breach of K)
[Procedure, Civil] (no defense summary judgment when issue exists re: defendant’s affirmative defense.)
Ruckle v. Anchorage School District (02/27/2004) sp-5784--
[Procedure, Civil] (declaratory relief; two forms of standing; leave to amend freely granted)
State v. Blank (02/27/2004) sp-5783--
[Criminal] (breath test admitted even when no arrest is made)
Beal v. Beal (02/27/2004) sp-5782--
[Family Law] (interim support; payments to maintain marital property cost of selling marital home; children’s separate property; payment of marital debt; when trial court must consider request for credits)
Sourdough Development Services, Inc. v. Riley (02/20/2004) sp-5781--
[Contracts] (settlement agreements; general Visual Studio. Specific language)
Hikita v. Nichiro Gyogyo Kaisha, Ltd. (02/20/2004) sp-5780--
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 37; dismissal as sanction)
Alaska Action Center, Inc. v. Municipality of Anchorage (02/06/2004) sp-5779--
[Municipal Corporations] (cannot appropriate by initiative)
Norville v. Carr-Gottstein Foods Co. (02/06/2004) sp-5778--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (consent to sublease; commercially reasonable)
[Contracts] (when subjective intent relevant in interpreting K)
Zok v. Estate of Collins (02/06/2004) sp-5777--
[Constitutional] (due process requires opportunity to be heard)
[Probate] (closing estate without adjudicating claim)
[Torts] ("badges of fraud")
Runyon v. Association of Village Council Presidents (01/30/2004) sp-5776--
[Constitutional] (tribal sovereign immunity)
[Procedure, Civil] (tribal sovereign immunity)
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium v. Settlement Funds Held For or to be Paid on Behalf of E.R. (01/30/2004) sp-5775--
[Attorneys and Judges] (ANMC entitled to enforce lien against thrid party recovery but is liable for fees and costs)
[Federal Issues] (ANMC entitled to enforce lien against thrid party recovery but is liable for fees and costs)
Keturi v. Keturi (01/30/2004) sp-5774--
[Family Law] (Rule 90.3, averaging several past years when income is erratic; rules for transmuting sole property to marital estate)
James v. State (01/30/2004) sp-5773--
[Criminal] (new trial based on recantation of witness)
[Evidence] (use of prior inconsistent statements)
City of Kodiak v. Samaniego (01/23/2004) sp-5772--
[Constitutional] (4th Amendment; police right to detain witness)
[Criminal] (4th Amendment; police right to detain witness)
[Evidence] (rejecting evidence, probative v prejudicial; rejecting expert, no assist to jury)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 51; objection to instruction required)
Board of Trade, Inc. v. State, Dept. of Labor (01/23/2004) sp-5771--
[Administrative Agencies] (Little Davis Bacon Act)
[Procedure, Appellate] (Agency decisions; standard of review)
State v. Kenaitze Indian Tribe (01/16/2004) sp-5770--
[Administrative Agencies] (promulgating and challenging admin. Regs.)
Raad v. Alaska State Commission for Human Rights (01/09/2004) sp-5769--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (refuse employment; discrimination, retalliation)
Alaska Legislative Council v. Knowles (01/09/2004) sp-5768--
[Constitutional] ("appropriations" as used in the Alaska Const; vote required to override governor's veto of legislation))
[Statutory Construction] ("appropriations" as used in the Alaska Const.)
Crittell v. Bingo (01/02/2004) sp-5767--
[Attorneys and Judges] (fees in probate proceedings based on fraud)
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (fees in probate proceedings based on fraud)
Dykstra v. Municipality of Anchorage (01/02/2004) sp-5766--
[Municipal Corporations] (storing cars on property zoned R-3)
O'Connor v. Star Insurance Co. (12/26/2003) sp-5765
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (performance bond vs. licensing bond)
Sisters of Providence in Washington v. A.A. Pain Clinic, Inc. (12/19/2003) sp-5764
[Attorneys and Judges] (trial judge discretion, prevailing party and fees)
[Damages] (lost profits of professional corp.; cannot include lawyer fees and litigant preparation time)
[Torts] (intentional interference with contract/economic advantage; antitrust/restraint of trade)
Crawford & Co. v. Baker-Withrow (12/19/2003) sp-5763
[Procedure, Appellate] (final order; right to appeal)
[Workers' Compensation] (final order; right to appeal)
ACS of Alaska, Inc. v. Regulatory Commission of Alaska (12/12/2003) sp-5762
[Administrative Agencies] (rural exemptions for telephone companies)
[Federal Issues] (rural exemptions for telephone companies)
Dague v. State (12/05/2003) sp-5761
[Criminal] (when central issue in murder case is whether defendant’s actions were knowing, cross examination of state’s expert tending to support defense testimony must be allowed)
Fletcher v. Trademark Construction, Inc. (12/05/2003) sp-5760
[Damages] (breach of contract damages, prove with reasonable certainty)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 41(b) involuntary dismissal)
Rausch v. Devine (12/05/2003) sp-5759
[Procedure, Appellate] (deference to trial court on witness credibility)
[Real Estate] (recorded deed presumes delivery)
Stanek v. Kenai Peninsula Borough (12/05/2003) sp-5758
[Municipal Corporations] (taxing authority of local governments liberally construed and exemptions applied narrowly)
Williams v. Engen (12/05/2003) sp-5757
[Procedure, Civil] (Limits on Rule 27, Discovery before Action)
Alaska Center for the Environment v. State (11/28/2003) sp-5756
[Statutory Construction] (reject plain meaning rule; review statute as a whole when considering ambiguity)
Gurney v. Gurney (11/21/2003) sp-5755
[Family Law] (property division between cohabiting couple)
Doxsee v. Doxsee (11/21/2003) sp-5754
[Torts] (aggravation of pre-existing injury)
Freitas v. Alaska Radiology Associates, Inc. (11/14/2003) sp-5753
K & K Recycling v. Alaska Gold Co. (11/14/2003) sp-5752
[Attorneys and Judges] (prevailing party-amount of fee are discretionary)
[Constitutional] (interpret = ? Of law; intent = ? Of fact; accord and satisfaction; repudiation and anticipatory breach; no punitive damages in contract case; assignment of contract/novation)
[Damages] (no punitive damages in contract case)
[Torts] (interfere w/contract; conversion)
Samaniego v. City of Kodiak (11/14/2003) sp-5751
[Evidence] (admissibility of scientific evidence; Rule 403 weighing probative value vs. potential prejudice)
State v. Wagar (11/07/2003) sp-5750
[Criminal] (investigative stop, frisking for weapons)
Friends of Cooper Landing v. Kenai Peninsula Borough (11/07/2003) sp-5749
[Municipal Corporations] (distinction between quasi-judicial and legislative decision when appealing municipal decision)
[Procedure, Appellate] (distinction between quasi-judicial and legislative decision when appealing municipal decision)
In the Matter of the Adoption of Keith M.W. (10/31/2003) sp-5748
[Family Law] (consent to direct placement adoption under ICWA)
Brandner v. Agre (10/31/2003) sp-5747
[Equity] (when district court has equity jurisdiction)
[Procedure, Appellate] (standard of review for denial of continuance)
Great Divide Insurance Co. v. Carpenter (10/24/2003) sp-5746
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (insurance contracts = adhesion contracts)
[Contracts] (insurance contracts = adhesion contracts)
[Damages] (fair notice required for punitive damages)
Anderson v. State (10/16/2003) sp-5745
[Damages] (the state must share pro rata in a lawyer fee when)
[Procedure, Civil] (the state must share pro rata in a lawyer fee when it receives 50% of a punitive damage award)
Vivian P. v. State (10/16/2003) sp-5744
[Family Law] (reasonable reunite effort not required when circumstances pose a substantial risk to child’s health or safety)
Greenpeace, Inc. v. State (10/16/2003) sp-5743
[Administrative Agencies] (cumulative impacts of oil drilling under ACMP)
Turner v. Alaska Communications Systems Long Distance (10/10/2003) sp-5742
[Attorneys and Judges] (fees and cost against absent class members)
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. DeShong (10/03/2003) sp-5740
[Workers' Compensation] (medical stability, right to change physicians, interplay between workers’ comp and unemployment)
Frank E. v. State (09/26/2003) sp-5741
[Family Law] (long prison term-terminate parental rights)
Lawson v. Helmer (09/26/2003) sp-5739
[Torts] (defamation: absolute privilege-court proceedings)
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. White-Rodgers Corp. (09/26/2003) sp-5738
[Torts] (trespass, 6-year v. 2-year stat. of limitations)
Grimm v. Wagoner (09/19/2003) sp-5737
[Administrative Agencies] (public official financial disclosure statutes require only substantial, not strict, compliance; corrupt election practice is basis for election contest only if sufficient to change the result)
[Statutory Construction] (public official financial disclosure statutes require only substantial, not strict, compliance; corrupt election practice is basis for election contest only if sufficient to change the result)
Martin N. v. State, Dept. of Health and Social Services (09/12/2003) sp-5736
[Family Law] (4 findings required for parental rights termination; witnessing violence is mentally harmful to small children)
[Procedure, Appellate] (deference to trial court on fact issues)
In the Matter of the Adoption of Bernard A. (09/12/2003) sp-5735
[Family Law] (extended family preference under ICWA; continuity of caregiving for foster children)
Genaro v. Municipality of Anchorage (09/05/2003) sp-5734
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 36, request for admissions; duty to pro se litigant)
Riddell v. Edwards (09/05/2003) sp-5733
[Equity] (constructive trust; equity only when no remedy at law)
[Family Law] (void vs. voidable marriage)
[Probate] (statutory allowances/share vest upon death; personal rep. cannot sue to void a marriage)
Skaflestad v. Huna Totem Corp. (08/29/2003) sp-5732
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (false or misleading proxy solicitations)
Spinell Homes, Inc. v. Municipality of Anchorage (08/22/2003) sp-5731
[Constitutional] (Sandberg guidelines for inverse condemnation)
[Real Estate] (plat notes run with the land; zoning v. plat notes)
Hawken Northwest, Inc. v. State, Dept. of Administration (08/22/2003) sp-5730
[Contracts] (set aside release based on economic duress)
In Re Life Insurance Co. of Alaska (08/22/2003) sp-5729
[Statutory Construction] (plain meaning rule; sliding scale)
Koyukuk River Basin Moose Co-Management Team v. Board of Game (08/22/2003) sp-5728
[Administrative Agencies] (deference to resource management decisions)
[Procedure, Appellate] (deference to resource management decisions)
Price v. Eastham (08/15/2003) sp-5727
[Real Estate] (prescriptive easements; RS 2477)
Ketchikan Gateway Borough v. Ketchikan Indian Corp. (08/15/2003) sp-5726
[Federal Issues] (local property taxes; federal exemption)
[Municipal Corporations] (apportioning property taxes; burden of proving exemptions)
Fuller v. City of Homer (08/15/2003) sp-5725
[Administrative Agencies] (deliberative process under the public records act)
[Municipal Corporations] (deliberative process under the public records act)
O'Connell v. Christenson (08/15/2003) sp-5724
[Family Law] (specific findings required when imputing income)
[Procedure, Appellate] (trial court must provide findings adequate for review)
Witt v. State, Dept. of Corrections (08/08/2003) sp-5723
[Contracts] (terminate probationary employee; covenant of good faith)
[Procedure, Civil] (oppose summary judgment with facts, not allegations)
Vukmir v. Vukmir (08/01/2003) sp-5722
[Probate] (will interpretation; specific bequests)
Sherry R. v. State, Dept. of Health & Social Services (08/01/2003) sp-5721
[Family Law] (termination of parental rights)
[Procedure, Appellate] (standard of review, terminate parental rights)
Teseniar v. Spicer (08/01/2003) sp-5720
[Family Law] (courts must follow Rule 90.3; jurisdiction under UIFSA)
McElroy v. Kennedy (08/01/2003) sp-5719
[Procedure, Civil] (res judicata, especially collateral estoppel)
Grinols v. State (08/01/2003) sp-5718
[Criminal] (right to competent counsel, post-conviction relief)
Kiokun v. State, Dept. of Public Safety (07/25/2003) sp-5717
[Torts] (state tort immunity; planning vs. operational)
Alaska Wildlife Alliance v. State (07/25/2003) sp-5716
[Attorneys and Judges] (public interest litigant fees)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 12(b)(6) and res judicata)
Therchik v. Grant Aviation, Inc. (07/25/2003) sp-5715
[Statutory Construction] (word-for-word identical vs. "conform with")
Froines v. Valdez Fisheries Development Assoc. (07/25/2003) sp-5714
[Contracts] (parol evidence rule)
Alaska State Employees Assoc./AFSCME Local 52 v. State (07/25/2003) sp-5713
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (definition of "just cause" for employment dismissal)
[Procedure, Appellate] (deference to an arbitrator unless gross error)
Yates v. Halford (07/18/2003) sp-5712
[Equity] (specific performance available even when financially unable to meet terms of contract)
Brandon v. State, Dept. of Corrections (07/18/2003) sp-5711
[Administrative Agencies] (discipline hearing, prisoner due process rights)
[Constitutional] (discipline hearing, prisoner due process rights)
Crawford & Co. v. Baker-Withrow (07/18/2003) sp-5710
[Workers' Compensation] (written plan for multiple-continuing treatments)
Smith v. Weekley (07/18/2003) sp-5709
[Family Law] (no presumptive preference for parent with interim custody; use of statutory best interests analysis.)
Conservatorship Estate of K.H. v. Continental Insurance Co. (06/20/2003) sp-5708
[Municipal Corporations] (breach of trust, 6-month statute of limitations)
Duffus v. Duffus (06/20/2003) sp-5707
[Family Law] (retroactive modification of support order; computing past support when no order existed)
[Procedure, Appellate] (preserving appeal from a master’s findings)
Kodiak Island Borough v. Mahoney (06/20/2003) sp-5706
[Constitutional] (ballot initiatives raising constitutional issues)
Bradbury v. Chugach Electric Assoc. (06/20/2003) sp-5705
[Workers' Compensation] (presumption of compensability; 3-step analysis; medical testimony need not be unqualified)
Carr-Gottstein Properties v. Benedict (06/20/2003) sp-5704
[Contracts] (liquidated damages okay if not a penalty)
[Damages] (liquidated damages okay if not a penalty)
Richard B. v. State, Dept. of Health & Social Services (06/13/2003) sp-5703
[Attorneys and Judges] (duty to former clients, imputed disqualification)
[Constitutional] (prisoner’s right to be transported to trial)
Quality Asphalt Paving, Inc. v. State, Dept. of Transportation and Public Facilities (06/13/2003) sp-5702
[Procedure, Civil] (legislature must authorize interest against state)
Fletcher v. South Peninsula Hospital (06/13/2003) sp-5701
[Torts] (hospitals: non-delegable duty doesn’t apply to physicians selected by patient; corporate negligence)
Harrower v. Harrower (06/13/2003) sp-5700
[Family Law] (converting separate property to marital through transmutation or active appreciation)
Koller v. Reft (06/13/2003) sp-5699
[Attorneys and Judges] (the "divorce exception" to fee and cost awards)
[Family Law] (varying 90.3 support for "manifest injustice" requires findings; the "divorce exception" to fee and cost awards)
Duncan v. Retired Public Employees of Alaska (06/13/2003) sp-5698
[Administrative Agencies] (changes in retirees’ vested benefits)
[Constitutional] (changes in retirees’ vested benefits)
Cizek v. Concerned Citizens of Eagle River (06/13/2003) sp-5697
[Attorneys and Judges] (Rule 82 fees available for donated legal services; motion for fees must be filed in 10 days, but may be extended)
National Bank of Alaska v. Ketzler (06/06/2003) sp-5696
[Real Estate] (spouse must join in conveyance of family home)
Adoption of L.E.K.M. (05/30/2003) sp-5695
[Family Law] (no relative-placement preference in adoptions)
Wendte v. State, Board of Real Estate Appraisers (05/23/2003) sp-5694
[Administrative Agencies] (suspend professional license; crime of moral turpitude)
[Constitutional] (professional license suspension not double jeopardy)
State, Dept. of Health & Social Services v. Sandsness (05/23/2003) sp-5693
[Torts] (no state liability when released juvenile offender commits a murder)
Malabed v. North Slope Borough (05/16/2003) sp-5692
[Constitutional] (hiring preference violates equal protection; three step equal protection analysis under Alaska Constitution.)
Marine Solution Services, Inc. v. Horton (05/16/2003) sp-5691
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (corp. officer may sue corp.; piercing the corp. veil)
[Federal Issues] (Jones Act, negligence and unseaworthiness claims)
[Procedure, Civil] (jury instructions, trial court broad discretion)
Robinson v. Municipality of Anchorage (05/09/2003) sp-5690
[Workers' Compensation] (Court defers to Board on credibility issues and reweighing of conflicting evidence)
Wyller v. Madsen (05/09/2003) sp-5689
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (all partners liable for p’ship debts; damages for wrongful dissolution)
Reynolds v. The Sisco Group, Inc. (05/09/2003) sp-5688
[Probate] (judgment creditor collecting from estate assets)
Corbin v. Corbin (05/02/2003) sp-5687
[Family Law] (support when custody is divided with third party)
Jack C. v. State, Division of Family and Youth Services (05/02/2003) sp-5686
[Family Law] (termination of parental rights)
Blood v. Kenneth Murray Insurance, Inc. (04/25/2003) sp-5685
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (insurer’s notice required when canceling policy)
[Procedure, Civil] (law favors arbitration; waiver not "lightly inferred")
Tush v. Pharr (04/25/2003) sp-5684
[Attorneys and Judges] (duty to investigate existence of insurance)
Ford v. Ford (04/25/2003) sp-5683
[Contracts] (enforcing settlement reached by mediation)
[Evidence] (defer to trial judge on witness credibility)
[Family Law] (settlements are favored; enforcing property settlement reached by mediation)
Myers v. Alaska Housing Finance Corp. (04/18/2003) sp-5682
[Constitutional] (anti-dedication clause; tobacco settlement)
Coughlin v. Government Employees Insurance Co. (04/18/2003) sp-5681
[Statutory Construction] (exhaust policy limits to collect UIM coverage)
[Torts] (defining policy limits as it affects UIM coverage)
Conner v. Conner (04/18/2003) sp-5680
[Family Law] (difference between work. comp., disability and retirement benefits. Date pension matures. Rehabilitative alimony)
Inman v. Inman (04/11/2003) sp-5679
[Equity] (Party must do equity to receive equity)
[Family Law] (date of separation=when marriage ceased to function as joint enterprise)
G.C. v. State, Dept. of Health & Social Services (04/11/2003) sp-5678
[Family Law] (abandonment of child based on incarceration)
Hixson v. Sarkesian (03/28/2003) sp-5677
[Family Law] (waiving the Rule 90.3 income cap; reorientation vs. rehabilitation alimony)
Jerue v. Millett (03/28/2003) sp-5676
[Attorneys and Judges] (dismissal may not prove prevailing party status)
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (fees and indemnification in corp. derivative suit)
Enders v. Parker (03/21/2003) sp-5675
[Probate] (recovery of expenses by personal rep.)
[Statutory Construction] (construing unambiguous statute)
Erica A. v. State, Dept. of Health & Social Services (03/21/2003) sp-5674
[Evidence] (defer to trial court on issues of credibility)
[Family Law] (termination of parental rights; power of attorney cannot assign custody)
[Procedure, Appellate] (defer to trial court on issues of credibility)
State, Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission v. Carlson (03/14/2003) sp-5673
[Constitutional] (higher fees charged to non-residents)
[Procedure, Appellate] (elements of stare decisis; waiver of issues not raised below)
[Procedure, Civil] (named class members can recover taxes for unnamed class members)
Anchorage Police & Fire Retirement System v. Gallion (03/14/2003) sp-5672
[Procedure, Civil] (elements of contempt of court; judge need not state applicable standard of proof)
Wyatt v. Estate of Wyatt (03/07/2003) sp-5671
[Attorneys and Judges] (no appointment of counsel in civil case)
[Contracts] (essential ingredients of a valid contract)
Palmer v. Municipality of Anchorage (03/07/2003) sp-5670
[Administrative Agencies] (AWCB and PFRB decisions, no preclusive effect)
Evans v. Native Village of Selawik IRA Council (02/28/2003) sp-5669
[Constitutional] (comity between tribal and state courts)
[Family Law] (due process required to terminate parental rights)
Getchell v. Lodge (02/28/2003) sp-5668
[Evidence] (expert opinion testimony must help the jury)
[Torts] (violate traffic law is negl. per se unless excused)
University of Alaska v. Alaska Community Colleges' Federation of Teachers, Local 2404 (02/21/2003) sp-5667
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (arbitration standard of review)
Gilbert v. Nina Plaza Condo Assoc. (02/14/2003) sp-5666
[Procedure, Civil] (relax procedures for pro se litigant)
Zaverl v. Hanley (02/14/2003) sp-5665
[Attorneys and Judges] (fees can’t be awarded against non-parties)
[Procedure, Civil] (error to admit trial testimony refused at deposition)
[Torts] (physician standard of care; general v. specialist)
Crosby v. Hummell (02/07/2003) sp-5664
[Procedure, Civil] (judicial admission in defendant’s answer)
[Torts] (instructions in negligence per se case)
Kodiak Island Borough v. Roe (02/07/2003) sp-5663
[Damages] (extraordinary costs of child rearing)
[Procedure, Civil] (error to instruct on non-economic damages cap)
[Torts] (apportionment, negligent and intentional torts)
Koyukuk River Tribal Task Force on Moose Management v. Rue (02/07/2003) sp-5662
[Attorneys and Judges] (fees and costs; public interest litigant)
[Procedure, Civil] (fees and costs; public interest litigant)
Garner v. State, Dept. of Health & Social Services (01/31/2003) sp-5661
[Administrative Agencies] (Medicaid for disabled person)
[Federal Issues] (Americans with Disabilities Act)
Whalen v. Hanley (01/31/2003) sp-5660
[Torts] (legislative immunity is absolute)
Holding v. Municipality of Anchorage (01/31/2003) sp-5659
[Constitutional] (commercial speech doctrine)
[Municipal Corporations] (regulating "adult-oriented" businesses)
Bailey v. Bailey (01/31/2003) sp-5658
[Family Law] (retroactive modification not prohibited when support order does not reflect current status; adequate findings on child support order required)
DeNuptiis v. Unocal Corp. (01/31/2003) sp-5657
[Administrative Agencies] (preponderance is default standard of proof)
[Evidence] (when clear-convincing standard is proper)
[Procedure, Appellate] (agency policy, deferential standard of review)
[Workers' Compensation] (recovery of fraudulent benefits)
A.J. v. State, Dept. of Health & Social Services (01/17/2003) sp-5656
[Family Law] (terminating parental rights under ICWA)
State v. Strane (01/10/2003) sp-5655
[Criminal] (consent not a defense to violating DV protective order; mistake of law also not a defense)
[Family Law] (consent not a defense to violating DV order)
[Statutory Construction] (principle of lenity in criminal statues)
M.L.L. v. State, Dept. of Health and Social Services (12/31/2002) sp-5654
[Family Law] (higher burden of proof in ICWA termination cases)
S.B. v. State, Dept. of Health and Social Services (12/27/2002) sp-5653
[Family Law] (jurisdiction in UCCJEA case; nonparent’s right to exercise legal custody)
Edelman v. Edelman (12/27/2002) sp-5652
[Family Law] (attorney fee order when spouse has "sufficient resources" to pay; when court may retain jurisdiction)
Spindle v. Sisters of Providence in Washington (12/20/2002) sp-5651
[Torts] (grounds for denying hospital privileges)
Jerue v. Millett (12/13/2002) sp-5650
[Attorneys and Judges] (dismissal may not prove prevailing party status)
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (fees and indemnification in corp. derivative suit)
Crivello v. Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission (12/06/2002) sp-5649
[Administrative Agencies] (CFEC: awarding points when one partner applies for his own permit)
[Procedure, Appellate] (standard of review, agency regulations)
Bustamante v. Alaska Workers' Compensation Board (11/29/2002) sp-5648
[Workers' Compensation] (indigent appellant, payment for transcript, appointment of counsel)
DeNardo v. Barrans (11/29/2002) sp-5647
[Procedure, Civil] (dismissal can invoke res judicata;the doctrine precludes parties and those in privity from refiling a claim)
Hurst v. Victoria Park Subdivision Addition No. 1 Homeowners' Assoc. (11/29/2002) sp-5646
[Real Estate] (interpreting restrictive covenants)
Atkins v. Vigil (11/22/2002) sp-5645
[Family Law] (child’s "home state" under the UCCJEA)
Powell v. Tanner (11/22/2002) sp-5644
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (respondeat superior, ee vs. ind. Contractor)
[Torts] (respondeat superior, ee vs. ind. Contractor)
Marsingill v. O'Malley (11/22/2002) sp-5643
[Torts] (medical malpractice; difference between duty to treat non-negligently and duty to inform; proof of board certification failure not relevant)
Manelick v. Manelick (11/22/2002) sp-5642
[Family Law] (value of business good will; trial judge must provide sufficient findings to allow meaningful appellate review)
Fleegel v. Estate of Michael E. Boyles (11/15/2002) sp-5641
[Attorneys and Judges] (crime victim can recover fees in tort case)
[Damages] (punitive damages, evidence of insurance OK)
[Procedure, Civil] (trial judge discretion on challenge for cause)
[Torts] (crime victim can recover fees in tort case)
Matanuska Electrical Assoc., Inc. v. Chugach Electric Assoc., Inc. (11/15/2002) sp-5640
[Contracts] (agreement on dispute resolution controls)
Samissa Anchorage, Inc. v. State, Dept. of Health and Social Services (10/25/2002) sp-5639
[Administrative Agencies] (no interest against State on admin appeals)
Fardig v. Fardig (10/04/2002) sp-5638
[Family Law] (move to another state is change in circumstances; child’s age to state custody preference; unsupervised visitation is norm)
Reich v. Cominco Alaska, Inc. (10/04/2002) sp-5637
[Procedure, Appellate] (when jury instruction is reversible error)
[Procedure, Civil] (exclude shareholders as jurors)
[Torts] (continuing violations doctrine; hostile work environ.)
Potter v. Potter (09/27/2002) sp-5636
[Constitutional] (due process at a minimum requires notice)
[Family Law] (modifying support without recognizing de facto change in custody or visitation)
Diaz v. Silver Bay Logging, Inc (09/27/2002) sp-5635
[Attorneys and Judges] (deduction for room and board under AWHA)
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (deduction for room and board under AWHA)
Ball v. Birch, Horton, Bittner and Cherot (09/27/2002) sp-5634
[Attorneys and Judges] (legal malpractice requires expert opinion)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 56, movant must show lack of genuine issue)
[Torts] (legal malpractice requires expert opinion)
Laybourn v. Powell (09/27/2002) sp-5633
[Family Law] (Rule 90.3, imputed income)
Fernandes v. Portwine (09/20/2002) sp-5632
[Evidence] (standard of proof in trespass case)
[Procedure, Civil] (two conflicting statutes of limitation)
[Torts] (trespass, broad and narrow meaning)
Charles v. Interior Regional Housing Authority (09/20/2002) sp-5631
[Procedure, Civil] (summary judgment sequence)
[Torts] (wrongful termination; constructive discharge)
D.H. Blattner & Sons, Inc. v. N.M. Rothschild & Sons, Ltd. (09/20/2002) sp-5630
[Attorneys and Judges] ("great discretion" to order fees)
[Contracts] (duty to mitigate)
[Damages] (duty to mitigate)
Griswold v. City of Homer (09/20/2002) sp-5629
[Evidence] (definition of "substantial evidence")
[Municipal Corporations] (proving bias of board or commission member)
Nerox Power Systems, Inc. v. M-B Contracting Co., Inc. (09/13/2002) sp-5628
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (director/attorney duty to preserve assets for creditors)
[Equity] (equitable subordination)
Pitka v. Interior Regional Housing Authority (09/13/2002) sp-5627
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (implied covenant of good faith; at-will employee; constructive discharge)
[Procedure, Appellate] (no new arguments or issues on appeal)
Bishop v. Clark (09/13/2002) sp-5626
[Attorneys and Judges] (Rule 82 attorney fees in unmarried cohabit case)
[Contracts] (superseding contract)
[Family Law] (distribute property after non-marital cohabitation)
Joseph M. Jackovich Revocable Trust v. State, Dept. of Transportation (09/06/2002) sp-5625
[Real Estate] (inverse condemnation)
Miller v. Matanuska-Susitna Borough (09/06/2002) sp-5624
[Attorneys and Judges] (public interest litigant)
[Municipal Corporations] (presume municipal legislation is valid)
Central Bering Sea Fishermen's Assoc. v. Anderson (09/06/2002) sp-5623
[Damages] (both compensatory and punitive damages in wrongful termination case)
[Procedure, Civil] (no instruction on punitive damage cap)
[Torts] (wrongful termination; defamation)
Willoya v. State (08/30/2002) sp-5622
[Procedure, Civil] (appointment of a discovery master; duty to advise pro se litigant; when summary judgment is appropriate)
Madden v. Alaska Mortgage Group (08/30/2002) sp-5621
[Real Estate] (deed of trust statute of limitations; restarting the statute with late payments)
Midgett v. Cook Inlet Pretrial Facility (08/30/2002) sp-5620
[Attorneys and Judges] (appoint counsel for indigent in civil case)
[Contracts] (defer to trial judge on credibility decisions)
[Equity] (collateral estoppel)
[Evidence] (defer to trial judge on credibility decisions)
[Procedure, Appellate] (defer to trial judge on credibility decisions)
Laidlaw Transit, Inc. v. Crouse (08/30/2002) sp-5619
[Damages] (when def’s wealth relevant to punitive damages)
[Torts] (vicarious liability of employer for punitives)
Evans v. State (08/30/2002) sp-5618
[Constitutional] (tort reform legislation is constitutional)
[Statutory Construction] (legislative history required to counter plain and unambiguous statutory language; guidelines for finding unconstitutional ambiguity; legisalture’s power to override Supreme Court)
[Torts] (tort reform legislation is constitutional)
Gaede v. Saunders (08/30/2002) sp-5617
[Workers' Compensation] (covered ee must work in a business or industry)
Trapp v. State, Office of Public Advocacy (08/30/2002) sp-5616
[Attorneys and Judges] (judicial and quasi-judicial immunity)
[Probate] (no quasi-judicial immunity for conservators)
Prentzel v. Alaska Dep't of Public Safety (08/23/2002) sp-5615
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 15 amendments, liberally granted)
[Torts] (inadequate police training as actionable duty; §1983 claim must be against individual, not one acting officially)
Van Deusen v. Seavey (08/23/2002) sp-5613
[Attorneys and Judges] (Attorney fees under Rule 68)
[Equity] (res judicata vs. collateral estoppel)
[Procedure, Civil] (Attorney fees under Rule 68)
[Real Estate] (permanent vs. temporary nuisance)
[Torts] (permanent vs. temporary nuisance)
Whah v. Whah (08/23/2002) sp-5612
[Family Law] (waiver of credit for social security payments)
Matanuska Electric Ass'n. v. Chugach Electric Ass'n. (08/23/2002) sp-5611
[Municipal Corporations] (no retroactive refund of utility fuel surcharge)
Fenner v. Municipality of Anchorage (08/23/2002) sp-5610
[Workers' Compensation] (intentional tort, exclusive remedy rule)
Hinsberger v. Alaska (08/23/2002) sp-5609
[Damages] (NIED, no damages w/o physical injury: exceptions)
[Procedure, Civil] (summary judgment when no response by non-moving party)
[Torts] (NIED, no damages w/o physical injury: exceptions; four essentials of a negligence claim)
Osmar v. Mahan (08/16/2002) sp-5608
[Family Law] (social security not income under Rule 90.3)
Williams v. Abood (08/16/2002) sp-5607
[Contracts] (broad language in settlement=all claims settled)
[Workers' Compensation] (C&R interpreted as contract, when set aside; attorney fees based on issues that prevailed; Board’s filing deadlines enforced; comp rate adjustment, Gilmore vs. Thompson; medical benefits are "compensation")
Collins v. Blair (08/09/2002) sp-5606
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (SH’s in closely-held corp. owe fiduciary duty)
[Contracts] (when K interpretation is question of fact)
[Procedure, Appellate] (deference to trial judge on matters of credibility)
Hunt v. University of Alaska Fairbanks (08/09/2002) sp-5605
[Administrative Agencies] (deference to university on academic matters)
In Re S.H. (08/09/2002) sp-5604
[Attorneys and Judges] (right to counsel in conservatorship proceedings)
[Probate] (right to counsel in conservatorship proceedings)
Bauder v. Alaska Airlines, Inc. (08/02/2002) sp-5603
[Workers' Compensation] (Board as credibility evaluator; TTD ends upon return to work; PPI not paid as lump sum during reemployment)
Wold v. Progressive Preferred Insurance Co. (08/02/2002) sp-5602
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (UM/UIM insurance, "miss-and-run" accident)
[Statutory Construction] (clear and unambiguous statute; public policy)
United Airlines, Inc. v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. (07/26/2002) sp-5601
[Contracts] (commercial indemnity K’s not K’s of adhesion)
Shook v. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. (07/26/2002) sp-5600
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 23, decertifying a class)
DeNardo v. ABC Inc. RVs Motorhomes (07/26/2002) sp-5599
[Constitutional] (discovery sanctions are constitutional)
[Procedure, Civil] (sanctions for discovery noncompliance)
Martin v. Martin (07/19/2002) sp-5598
[Family Law] (transmutation vs. active appreciation)
Ogar v. City of Haines (07/19/2002) sp-5597
[Equity] (encroachment on dedicated right-of-way)
[Municipal Corporations] (encroachment on dedicated right-of-way)
[Real Estate] (encroachment on dedicated right-od-way)
Reeves v. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. (07/19/2002) sp-5596
[Contracts] (disclosure K; unjust enrichment)
[Damages] (no punitives w/o compensatory damages in tort)
Robertson v. American Mechanical, Inc. (07/19/2002) sp-5595
[Procedure, Civil] (res judicata and claim splitting)
[Workers' Compensation] (res judicata and claim splitting)
Cabana v. Kenai Peninsula Borough (07/12/2002) sp-5594
[Municipal Corporations] (power over real estate, great deference; presume proceedings of municipal government comply with law)
Nunez v. American Seafoods (07/12/2002) sp-5593
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (forum selection clause invalid under Jones Act)
[Federal Issues] (Jones Act claim filed in state or federal court)
J.A. v. Alaska DFYS (07/05/2002) sp-5592
[Family Law] (use of expert testimony in ICWA termination cases)
Dougan v. Aurora Electric, Inc. (06/28/2002) sp-5591
[Procedure, Appellate] (leniency for pro se briefs)
[Workers' Compensation] (Gilmore no longer applicable to comp rate adjustments; discovery in work comp cases)
Lakosh v. Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation (06/28/2002) sp-5589
[Administrative Agencies] (admin. regs. must reflect statutory standards)
[Statutory Construction] (sliding scale replaces plain meaning rule)
Holta v. Certified Financial Services, Inc. (06/28/2002) sp-5588
[Real Estate] (different st. of limitations on deed of trust and underlying note; clear title at municipal tax sale except for redeeming owner)
J.S. v. State (06/21/2002) sp-5590
[Family Law] (no ICWA remedial plan or placement preference required in cases of sexual abuse)
In Re Curda (06/21/2002) sp-5587
[Attorneys and Judges] (legal error vs. ethical misconduct)
Cook v. Rowland (06/21/2002) sp-5586
[Procedure, Civil] (Rules 55 "good cause" and 60 "excusable neglect")
Chugach Electric Assoc., Inc. v. Regulatory Commission of Alaska (06/21/2002) sp-5585
[Administrative Agencies] (RCA must approve electricity outside of area)
Cizek v. Concerned Citizens of Eagle River (06/14/2002) sp-5584
[Procedure, Appellate] (issue not called to trial judge's attention waived)
[Real Estate] (nonconforming uses of land frustrate zoning)
Nelson-Lizardi v. Lizardi (06/14/2002) sp-5583
[Family Law] (dividing pension: consider Wanberg and Merrill))
[Procedure, Civil] (fail to meet deadline, no sanction without notice)
Kava v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (06/14/2002) sp-5582
[Evidence] (evid. of comparative risk; indemnity agreement)
[Procedure, Civil] (criteria for deciding new trial, dir. verdict, NOV)
Guttchen v. Gabriel (06/14/2002) sp-5581
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (b’ruptcy doesn’t discharge valid lien on realty)
[Procedure, Civil] (executing on judgment after five years)
[Real Estate] (b’ruptcy doesn’t discharge valid lien on realty)
Fraiman v. State (06/14/2002) sp-5580
[Constitutional] (standing to assert 4th Amendment defense)
Fairbanks Fire Fighters Assoc., Local 1324 v. City of Fairbanks (06/07/2002) sp-5579
[Administrative Agencies] (ALRA; is issue arbitrable?)
Tru-Line Metal Products, Inc. v. U.S. Fabrication & Erection (06/07/2002) sp-5578
[Equity] (no res judicata w/o court of competent juris.*)
In Re Tamplin (06/07/2002) sp-5577
[Probate] (will cannot revoke a trust)
[Statutory Construction] (statute recognize state policy; apply retroactively)
Cleaver v. State, Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission (06/07/2002) sp-5576
[Administrative Agencies] (CFEC permit; extraordinary circumstances)
Alakayak v. British Columbia Packers (05/31/2002) sp-5575
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Alaska Anti-trust Act; salmon processors)
[Procedure, Civil] (trial judge can't weigh evidence when deciding summary judgment; trial judge can't weigh evidence when deciding summary trial court can't weigh evidence when deciding summary judgment; continuing violation doctrine)
Lexington Insurance Co. v. Lindahl Construction & Engineering, Inc. (05/24/2002) sp-5574
[Procedure, Appellate] (standard of review, summary judgment)
AVCP Regional Housing Authority v. R.A. Vranckaert Co., Inc. (05/17/2002) sp-5573
[Contracts] (contract-based indemnity, express and implied)
[Equity] (res judicata vs. collateral estoppel; equitable indemnity)
[Torts] (contract-based indemnity, express and implied)
John's Heating Service v. Lamb (05/10/2002) sp-5572
[Evidence] (guidelines for admitting scientific evidence)
[Procedure, Civil] (evid. Threshold for summary judgment is low; Rule 68; discovery rule; no prejudgment interest on future damages)
[Torts] (professional negl. can apply to skilled trades)
Korn v. Korn (05/10/2002) sp-5571
[Family Law] (alimony and spouses use of marital residence not included in property division)
Kelly v. Joseph (05/10/2002) sp-5570
[Family Law] (custody, changed circumstances vs. best interests)
McCormick v. Reliance Insurance Co. (05/10/2002) sp-5569
[Contracts] (substantial compliance, Ker registration)
Barr v. Goldome Realty Credit Corp. (05/10/2002) sp-5566
[Evidence] (expert witness can rely on hearsay)
[Real Estate] (foreclosing deed of trust when surplus payment exists)
Faulkner v. Goldfuss (05/10/2002) sp-5565
[Family Law] (judge may deviate from custody agreement between parties if in best interests of child; adoptive parent may be awarded custody; marital share of pension; four misc. child support issues)
E.A. v. State, Div. of Family and Youth Services (05/10/2002) sp-5564
[Family Law] (terminating parental rights under ICWA)
Amos v. State (05/10/2002) sp-5563
[Attorneys and Judges] (ineffective assistance of counsel; fail to brief issue)
[Criminal] (appointed lawyer’s failure to brief issue)
[Procedure, Appellate] (appointed lawyer’s failure to brief issue)
Hayes v. Municipality of Anchorage (05/03/2002) sp-5568
[Municipal Corporations] (residency requirements to run for municipal office)
Cook Inlet Keeper v. State (05/03/2002) sp-5567
[Administrative Agencies] (Alaska Coastal Management Program)
Barnica v. Kenai Peninsula School District (05/03/2002) sp-5562
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (exhaust grievance remedies)
Brooks Range Exploration Co. v. Gordon (05/03/2002) sp-5561
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (definition of "abandoned property")
State v. Malloy (05/03/2002) sp-5560
[Criminal] (sentence for murder w/ aggravating circumstances)
Wells v. State (05/03/2002) sp-5559
[Procedure, Civil] (amending witness list after deadline)
[Torts] (State immunity, construct vs. maintain highway)
Valdez Fisheries Development Assoc., Inc. v. Alyeska Pipeline Service Company (04/19/2002) sp-5558
[Contracts] (unequivocal acceptance is essential; agreement to negotiate; promissory estoppel)
[Equity] (essentials of promissory estoppel)
Pasco v. State (04/12/2002) sp-5557
[Criminal] (the necessity defense)
Liimatta v. Vest (04/12/2002) sp-5556
[Contracts] (the four essentials of a binding contract)
[Evidence] (excluding prejudicial evidence (ER 403), cumulative evidence; collateral source evidence; business records exception (ER 803(6)); evidence of mental disability; summary of medical records (ER 1006).)
[Procedure, Civil] (no prejudgment interest if double recovery)
Demmert v. Kootznoowoo, Inc. (04/05/2002) sp-5555
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Corporations: the "Equal Treatment Rule")
[Procedure, Appellate] (Standard of review for findings of fact)
Hubbard v. Hubbard (03/29/2002) sp-5554
[Equity] (estoppel in disestablishment of paternity cases)
[Family Law] (estoppel in disestablishment of paternity cases)
Kallstrom v. U.S. (03/15/2002) sp-5553
[Torts] (NIED, bystander/preexisting duty exception)
R.G. v. State, Dept. of Health & Social Services (03/15/2002) sp-5552
[Family Law] (mental illness, basis for termination of parent rights)
Snyder v. State, Dept. of Public Safety (03/15/2002) sp-5551
[Attorneys and Judges] (successor judge, no new findings without consent)
[Criminal] (credibility issue requires in-person hearing)
Kinnard v. Kinnard (03/15/2002) sp-5550
[Family Law] (psychological parent; health insurance as asset)
P.M. v. State, Division of Family and Youth Services (03/08/2002) sp-5549
[Attorneys and Judges] (abuse of right to counsel; delay, manipulate court)
H.C.S. v. Community Advocacy Project of Alaska, Inc. (03/08/2002) sp-5548
[Probate] (guidelines for contested removal of guardian)
Shields v. Cape Fox Corp. (03/08/2002) sp-5547
[Procedure, Civil] (next friend cannot defend for minor)
[Torts] (instruct on comparative fault when issue raised)
Hamilton v. Hamilton (03/08/2002) sp-5546
[Family Law] (leave state = changed circumstance; 9 factors for custody change; child too young to make religion decision)
Jourdan v. Nationsbanc Mortgage Corp. (03/08/2002) sp-5545
[Attorneys and Judges] (trial judge recusal)
[Contracts] (breach plaintiff must show willingness to perform)
[Procedure, Appellate] (PFD’s not security for appeal bond)
[Procedure, Civil] (trial judge recusal)
[Real Estate] (posting notice of foreclosure sale)
S.H. v. State, Dept. of Health & Social Services (03/08/2002) sp-5544
[Family Law] (termination of parental rights)
Olmstead v. Ziegler (03/08/2002) sp-5543
[Family Law] (return to school; voluntary underemployment)
Wollaston v. Schroeder Cutting, Inc. (03/01/2002) sp-5542
[Workers' Compensation] (overcoming presumption of compensability)
Kessey v. Frontier Lodge, Inc. (03/01/2002) sp-5541
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 56(f) continuances "liberally granted")
Fernau v. Rowdon (03/01/2002) sp-5540
[Family Law] (Rule 90.3: hybrid custody; prefer property division over alimony)
Tesoro Petroleum Corp. v. State (02/15/2002) sp-5539
[Statutory Construction] (maxims of statutory construction; sliding scale)
Justice v. R.M.H. Aero Logging, Inc. (02/15/2002) sp-5538
[Workers' Compensation] (retroactive comp rate increase)
V.S.B. v. State (02/15/2002) sp-5537
[Family Law] (Compliance with treatment plan not conclusive)
De Salvo v. Bryant (02/15/2002) sp-5536
[Administrative Agencies] (settlement of AWHA overtime claims)
[Attorneys and Judges] (attorney fees under the "catalyst theory")
[Procedure, Civil] (private settlements are favored)
Juelfs v. Gough (02/15/2002) sp-5535
[Family Law] (visitation rights with a pet dog)
[Procedure, Civil] (time limit for change of judge)
Alaska Railroad v. Native Village of Eklutna (02/15/2002) sp-5534
[Municipal Corporations] (nonconforming vs. conditional use)
Municipality of Anchorage v. Suzuki (02/08/2002) sp-5533
[Real Estate] (definitions of "easement" and "property")
[Statutory Construction] (several axioms; sliding scale)
Williams v. Crawford (02/08/2002) sp-5532
[Family Law] (actuarial value of pension in property settlement)
Lakosh v. Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation (02/01/2002) sp-5531
--- Withdrawn and reissued as sp-5589 ---
Lake & Peninsula Borough v. Norquest Seafoods, Inc. (02/01/2002) sp-5530
[Municipal Corporations] (no sales tax on antitrust settlement)
Rockstad v. Global Finance & Investment Co., Inc. (02/01/2002) sp-5529
[Contracts] (interpreting commercial real estate lease)
[Real Estate] (interpreting commercial real estate lease)
Cizek v. Concerned Citizens of Eagle River Valley, Inc. (02/01/2002) sp-5528
--- Withdrawn and reissued as sp-5584 ---
M.J.S. v. State, Dept. of Health and Social Services (01/25/2002) sp-5527
[Family Law] (fail to participate in plan-abandonment; who qualifies as guardian)
Kaiser v. Sakata (01/18/2002) sp-5526
[Attorneys and Judges] (discretion to allow fee motion after ten days)
[Procedure, Civil] (discretion to appoint advisory panel; duty to advise pro se litigant)
Velasquez v. Velasquez (01/11/2002) sp-5525
[Family Law] (no fault divorce statute vs. custody issues)
Wassserman v. Bartholomew (01/11/2002) sp-5524
[Attorneys and Judges] (no disqualification after reverse on appeal)
[Procedure, Appellate] (credibility issue, deference to trial judge)
[Torts] (police use of excessive force)
State v. Smith (01/11/2002) sp-5523
[Criminal] (need miranda only upon "custodial interrogation")
Moody v. Delta Western, Inc. (01/11/2002) sp-5522
[Torts] (the Firefighter's Rule)
United Services Automobile Assoc. v. Pruitt (12/28/2001) sp-5521
[Attorneys and Judges] (Rule 82 issues: deviating from scale; award permitted in contingency case; can apply to arbitration; separate awards in same case)
J.J. v. State, Dept. of Health & Social Services (12/24/2001) sp-5520
[Family Law] (ICWA; past addictive behavior not controlling)
Municipality of Anchorage v. Anderson (12/21/2001) sp-5519
[Procedure, Appellate] (can’t appeal from non-final order)
Maxwell v. Maxwell (12/21/2001) sp-5518
[Family Law] (change in circumstances is prerequisite in motion to modify custody)
V.S.B. v. State, Dept. of Health & Social Services (12/21/2001) sp-5517
[Family Law] (CINA must precede termination; use of treatment plan)
Ogden v. Ogden (12/14/2001) sp-5516
[Family Law] (disqualifying child custody investigator)
[Procedure, Civil] (attorney drafting findings and conclusions)
Hanson v. Hanson (12/14/2001) sp-5515
[Procedure, Civil] (disqualifying trial judge; extrajudicial doctrine)
Brandal v. Shangin (12/14/2001) sp-5514
[Procedure, Appellate] (plain error)
Shearer v. Mundt (12/14/2001) sp-5513
[Attorneys and Judges] (no fee award for lay pro se litigant)
Matanuska Electric Assoc. et al. v Rewire The Board et al. (12/07/2001) sp-5511
[Attorneys and Judges] (public interest litigants)
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (board of directors recall election)
[Procedure, Civil] (contempt for violating Supreme Court order)
Helgason et al. v Merriman (12/07/2001) sp-5510
[Probate] (remove pers. rep.; proving undue influence)
Wongittilin et al. v State et al. (12/07/2001) sp-5509
[Statutory Construction] (may vs. shall)
[Torts] (police have no duty to arrest; DSW duty factors)
Goodman v Fairbanks North Start Borough School District et al. (12/07/2001) sp-5508
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (discrimination, failure to accommodate disability)
[Torts] (discovery rule, employment discrimination case)
Himsel et al. v State (11/30/2001) sp-5507
[Torts] (Feres doctrine; respondeat superior, borrowed ee)
Juline Magden v. Alaska USA Federal Credit Union (11/23/2001) sp-5506
[Evidence] (reconsider denied; attempt to present additional evidence)
[Procedure, Civil] (execute on judgment after 5 years; reconsideration denied when attempting to present additional evidence)
Albert Bierria v. Dickinson Manufacturing Co. (11/23/2001) sp-5505
[Evidence] (experimental evidence; proof of prior accidents)
Foster v State Department of Transportation (11/16/2001) sp-5504
[Federal Issues] (jurisdiction pver Native allotments)
Griswold v Homer (11/16/2001) sp-5503
[Equity] (collateral estoppel)
[Municipal Corporations] (spot zoning, deference to council)
Barrett v Alguire (11/16/2001) sp-5502
[Family Law] (move out-of-state; changed circumstance)
Vezey v Green (11/16/2001) sp-5501
[Real Estate] (adverse possession)
Meier v Cloud (11/16/2001) sp-5500
[Family Law] (relocating parent, stability, continuity, no custody Investigator required)
State v Planned Parenthood of Alaska et al. (11/16/2001) sp-5499
[Constitutional] (minor abortions: privacy, equal protect)
Municipality of Anchorage et al. v Robertson (11/16/2001) sp-5498
[Workers' Compensation] (premises rule, providing employee parking)
Crittell v Bingo et al. (11/09/2001) sp-5496
[Probate] (will contest; the elements of undue influence)
Ulmer v Alaska Restaurant & Beverage Assoc. et al. (11/09/2001) sp-5495
[Procedure, Appellate] (mootness doctrine; public interest exception)
Goliver v McAllister (11/02/2001) sp-5497
[Family Law] (one-year limit to set aside adoption)
[Procedure, Civil] (expiration of limitation period is fact-based issue)
Murphy v Newlynn (11/02/2001) sp-5494
[Family Law] (agreement to waive past due child support)
[Statutory Construction] (use of plural doesn't exclude singular)
Hibbits et al. v Sides (11/02/2001) sp-5493
[Torts] (intentional third-party spoilation of evidence)
Safeway, Inc. v State Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (11/02/2001) sp-5492
[Equity] (equitable estoppel; quasi estoppel)
[Real Estate] (vacating street, state vs. municipal rights)
Municipality of Anchorage v Repasky et al. (10/26/2001) sp-5491
[Municipal Corporations] (mayor's veto of school district budget)
Tolan v Kimball (10/19/2001) sp-5490
[Family Law] (property division between unmarried couple)
Sprucewood Investment Corp. et al. v Alaska Housing Finance Corp. (10/19/2001) sp-5489
[Contracts] (intent when contract formed controls)
[Procedure, Appellate] (moot issue not considered on appeal)
Krossa v All Alaskan Seafoods, Inc. et al. (10/12/2001) sp-5488
[Contracts] (ambiguous contracts; ratification by conduct)
[Federal Issues] (applying state law to maritime claims)
Exxon Corp. v State of Alaska (10/12/2001) sp-5487
[Contracts] (several rules of contract interpretation)
Alderman et al. v Iditarod Properties, Inc. et al. (10/12/2001) sp-5486
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (trade name infringement)
Hodge v Sorba (10/05/2001) sp-5485
[Attorneys and Judges] (no contingent fee in divorce cases)
[Family Law] (Rule 82 does not control fees in divorce cases)
State Dept. of Fish & Game v Kacyon et al. (10/05/2001) sp-5484
[Workers' Compensation] (third party settlements)
Riddell v Edwards (10/05/2001) sp-5483
[Probate] (no jury for will contest; how will can be revoked)
Pauley v Anchorage School District et al. (10/05/2001) sp-5482
[Torts] (qualified official immunity)
Collins v Arctic Builders, Inc. et al. (10/05/2001) sp-5481
[Workers' Compensation] (30-day notice of injury; 2-year statute of limitations)
Snyder v State Dept. of Public Safety (09/28/2001) sp-5480
[Criminal] (Miranda vs. refusal warning; blood vs. breath test)
Lybrand v Trask (09/28/2001) sp-5479
[Torts] (IIED)
Basargin v State Commercial Fisheries Entry Commision (09/28/2001) sp-5478
[Procedure, Appellate] (new case law doesn't mean new hearing)
City of Seward v Afognak Logging (09/28/2001) sp-5477
[Damages] (damages for negligently damaged property)
[Torts] (create duty three ways; discretionary immunity)
Bradley v Bradley (09/28/2001) sp-5476
[Procedure, Civil] (no execution on partial judgment)
Dore et al. v The City of Fairbanks et al. (09/28/2001) sp-5475
[Procedure, Civil] (underage plaintiff, statute of limitations)
[Torts] (negligent failure to arrest, police owe no duty)
Sampson et al. v State of Alaska (09/21/2001) sp-5474
[Constitutional] (physician-assisted suicide)
Bartek et al. v State Dept. of Natural Resources (09/21/2001) sp-5473
[Procedure, Civil] (rule 23, class certification)
[Torts] (sovereign immunity; State's firefighting operations)
Rhines v State Public Rmployees' Retirement Board (09/21/2001) sp-5472
[Administrative Agencies] (permanent disability under PERS)
William Sands v Living Word Fellowship (09/14/2001) sp-5471
[Constitutional] (immunity from tort based on freedom of religion)
[Torts] (abuse of process; religious freedom=immunity)
J.L.P. v V.L.A. (09/14/2001) sp-5470
[Family Law] (two-step procedure for motion to modify custody)
Gayle Moore v Hartley Motors, Inc. et al. (09/14/2001) sp-5469
[Contracts] (signed release of liability)
[Torts] (signed release of liability)
Lynden Inc., et al. v James Walker (09/14/2001) sp-5468
[Damages] (proof of future medicals)
[Evidence] (expert testimony, when admissible)
[Torts] (existence of duty, DSW factors)
Gidget Lincoln v Interior Regional Housing Authority (09/14/2001) sp-5467
[Torts] (IIED and Whistleblower claims)
R&Y Inc. et al v Municipality of Anchorage (09/07/2001) sp-5466
[Real Estate] (inverse condemnation; compensable taking)
Choi v Anvil et al (09/07/2001) sp-5465
[Damages] (expert not needed to prove "subjective injuries")
Old Harbor Native Corp. et al v Afognak Joint Venture (09/07/2001) sp-5464
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (fiduciary duty between joint venturers)
[Contracts] (settlement agreements=contracts; mutual mistake)
Beaux v Jacob (09/07/2001) sp-5463
[Damages] (for depreciated personal property)
[Procedure, Appellate] (negligence and failure to mitigate=issues of fact)
[Real Estate] (property transfer disclosure form)
[Torts] (negligence and failure to mitigate=issues of fact)
J.H. v State Dept of Health & Social Services (08/31/2001) sp-5462
[Family Law] (step-by-step procedure to terminate parental rights)
Green v Green (08/31/2001) sp-5461
[Family Law] (property division; Wanberg guidelines)
John v Baker (08/31/2001) sp-5460
[Constitutional] (due process and comity with tribal courts)
[Family Law] (tribal court family law jurisdiction)
Magill v Nelbro Packing Company (08/31/2001) sp-5459
[Contracts] (basic rudiments of contract formation)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 68)
In The Matter of: C.R.H. (08/31/2001) sp-5458
[Family Law] (transfer of Indian custody cases to tribal court)
Robles v Shoreside Petroleum, Inc. (08/31/2001) sp-5457
[Damages] (when punitive damages not a jury issue)
[Torts] (supplier of gasoline or propane, duty to warn; legal cause, two-part test)
Curran v Progressive Northwestern Insurance Company (08/31/2001) sp-5456
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (exhaust liability coverage before claiming UIM)
[Statutory Construction] (no "sliding scale" when statute is clear)
Gillum v L&J Enterprises, Inc. (08/24/2001) sp-5455
[Procedure, Appellate] (review of special master findings)
[Torts] (fail to discover hazard, comparative neligence)
Nickels v Napolilli (08/17/2001) sp-5454
[Workers' Compensation] (exclusive remedy; tort claim when employer provides no coverage)
State v Saathoff (08/17/2001) sp-5453
[Criminal] (theft by receiving not a continuing offense)
[Procedure, Appellate] (standard of review, statutory construction)
Alvarez v Ketchikan Gateway Borough (08/17/2001) sp-5452
[Administrative Agencies] (need for factual findings for "meaningful review")
[Procedure, Appellate] (record on appeal from admin agency; need for findings)
Loncar v Gray (08/17/2001) sp-5451
[Evidence] (evidentiary door-opening; medical history evidence collateral source rule)
Glamann v Kirk (08/17/2001) sp-5450
[Damages] (no recovery for nursing services by spouse)
[Procedure, Civil] (credibility is for the jury; aggravating cause instruction)
L.C.H. v T.S. (08/17/2001) sp-5449
[Evidence] (evidence in sexual abuse cases)
[Torts] (civil sexual abuse case)
Waldroup v Lindman (08/10/2001) sp-5448
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (intentional interfere w/contract; insurer privilege)
[Torts] (intentional interfere w/contract)
D.D. v L.A.H. (08/10/2001) sp-5447
[Family Law] (hearing and findings required to change custody; appointment of custody investigator discretionary)
Enders v Parker (08/10/2001) sp-5446
[Administrative Agencies] (Rule 82 not applicable if statute provides for fees)
[Probate] (recovery of expenses by personal representative)
Gamble v Northshore Partnership (08/10/2001) sp-5445
[Attorneys and Judges] (fee contracts override Rule 82, trial and appeal)
Hallam v Holland America Line, Inc. (08/03/2001) sp-5444
[Procedure, Civil] (no class certification by pro se litigent; Rule 15 leaave to amend, freely granted separate from relate back)
State Dept of Health & Social Svs v Planned Parenthood of Alaska, et al. (07/27/2001) sp-5443
[Constitutional] (Medicaid abortions; equal protection sliding scale; seperation of powers)
Meidinger v Koniag, Inc. (07/27/2001) sp-5442
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Alaska Securities Act; proxy solicitations)
[Equity] (injunction without hearing; no fact dispute)
[Torts] (abuse of process)
Goodman v Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, et al. (07/27/2001) sp-5441
--- withdrawn and re-issued as sp-5508 ---
Moeller-Prokosch v Prokosch (07/27/2001) sp-5440
[Family Law] (custody when parent seeks to relocate)
Elliott v Settje (07/27/2001) sp-5439
[Family Law] (no custodial preference to primary care giver, court not required to follow custody investigator's recommendation)
Brandon v Corrections Corporation of America, et al. (07/27/2001) sp-5438
[Constitutional] (reduced filing fee for inmate suing state)
T.F. v. State, Dept. of Health and Social Services (07/20/2001) sp-5437
[Family Law] (terminate parental rights in ICWA case)
Mitchell v Heinrichs (07/20/2001) sp-5436
[Damages] (damages for killing pet dog)
[Torts] (conversion by killing pet dog; damages)
Parris-Eastlake v State Dept. of Law (07/20/2001) sp-5435
[Workers' Compensation] (drug addiction as work-related injury)
Anderson v State Dept of Revenue, Permanent Fund Div (07/20/2001) sp-5434
[Administrative Agencies] (PFD, presumption of non-residence)
[Procedure, Appellate] (standard of review, appeal from agency)
Barios v Brooks Range Supply, Inc. (07/20/2001) sp-5433
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (burden of proof; entitlement of overtime pay)
[Evidence] (witness credibility left to trial judge; qualifying as expert witness)
[Procedure, Appellate] (issue given cursory treatment in brief is waived)
Joseph v State of Alaska (07/13/2001) sp-5432
[Procedure, Civil] (exclusion of jurors for cause)
[Torts] (jailer's duty; voluntary intox.; intentional acts)
Angabooguk, et al. v State, Division of Forestry (07/13/2001) sp-5431
[Torts] (governmental immunity: planning vs. operational; State duty of care)
Long v Holland America Line Westours, Inc. (07/13/2001) sp-5430
[Contracts] (when choice of law provision not enforceable)
[Procedure, Civil] (statutes of limitation, dual competing policies)
State Farm Auto Insurance v Lawrence (07/13/2001) sp-5429
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (separate policy limits; UM/UIM coverage; ambiguous insurance contacts)
Walden v State, DOT (07/13/2001) sp-5428
[Procedure, Civil] (trial judge need not mitigate correct ruling)
[Torts] (state highway maintenance, prior accidents)
Sierra v Goldbelt, Inc. (06/29/2001) sp-5427
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (issuance of stock by ANCSA boards of directors)
Robert Smith, Commissioner, et al. v Michael Cleary, et al. (06/22/2001) sp-5426
[Contracts] (general principles; reasonable expectations, etc.)
[Procedure, Civil] (law of the case)
William Holderness v State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. (06/22/2001) sp-5425
[Contracts] (umbrella policy is auto liability insurance; going and coming rule)
Bruce Botelho, et al, v Mark and Sue Griffin, et al. (06/22/2001) sp-5424
[Attorneys and Judges] (AG's power to enforce charitable trusts)
Anch. Police Dept. Empl. Assoc v Municipality of Anchorage (06/15/2001) sp-5423
[Constitutional] (urine testing: right to privacy and 4th Amendment)
[Criminal] (search w/o warrant presumed unreasonable)
Mapco Express Inc. v Faulk (06/15/2001) sp-5422
[Damages] (plaintiff uses own workforce and equipment to repair loss; punitive damages)
[Evidence] (weight of expert testimony)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 52(a), clear and explicit findings)
[Real Estate] (damages for trespass)
[Torts] (damages for trespass)
In re Wiederholt (06/15/2001) sp-5421
[Attorneys and Judges] (reinstate after disbarment)
Beaudoin v Beaudoin (06/15/2001) sp-5420
[Family Law] (voluntary underemployment)
E. H. v State Dept of Health and Social Services (06/08/2001) sp-5419
[Constitutional] (Alaska residency follwing absence from state)
[Family Law] (Alaska residency follwing absence from state)
Cowles v State of Alaska (06/08/2001) sp-5418
[Constitutional] (4th Amend., search by secret video camera)
[Criminal] (4th Amend., search by secret video camera)
McDowell v State of Alaska (06/08/2001) sp-5417
[Procedure, Civil] (claim splitting)
Bruns v Municipality of Anchorage (06/01/2001) sp-5416
[Procedure, Civil] (excuse exhaustion of remedy, fear discharge)
C.W. v State Dept of Health and Social Services (05/25/2001) sp-5415
[Family Law] (abandonment of child as grounds for termination)
State, Department of Revenue v Martha Andrade, et al. (05/25/2001) sp-5414
[Administrative Agencies] (PFD for legal aliens)
[Constitutional] (PFD eligibility requirements constitutional)
[Procedure, Appellate] (declatory judgment as an appeal)
[Procedure, Civil] (class certification under Rule 23)
[Statutory Construction] (statutes presumed constitutional)
Newmont Alaska Ltd. V State Dept of Natural Resources (05/18/2001) sp-5413
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (payment on multiple debts, apply first to oldest)
[Real Estate] (rental on state mining claims)
Leis v Hustad (05/18/2001) sp-5412
[Family Law] (marital vs separate property, parties' actions as proof)
Hoffman Construction v U.S. Fabrication & Erection (05/11/2001) sp-5411
[Contracts] (indemnity K, duty to defend/indemnify)
Alpine Industries v Feyk (05/11/2001) sp-5410
[Torts] (public official, absolute immunity)
Peter v Schumacher Enterprises (05/11/2001) sp-5409
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (insurance co./agent duty to advise customer)
[Torts] (insurance co./agent duty to advise customer)
Gamble v Northstore Partnership (05/11/2001) sp-5407
--- withdrawn and re-issued as sp-5445 ---
Petranovich v Matanuska Electric Assoc (05/11/2001) sp-5406
[Torts] (retained control doctrine)
Wright v Wright (05/11/2001) sp-5405
[Family Law] (no retroactive modification of support arrears)
[Procedure, Appellate] (Rule 60(b)(6) and 60(b)(1-5) mutually exclusive)
In re Friedman (05/08/2001) sp-5408
[Attorneys and Judges] (suspend 3 years for misapplying trust funds)
Lousiana Pacific Corp v State Dept of Revenue (05/04/2001) sp-5404
[Administrative Agencies] (state tax code incorporates IRC)
Finch v Greatland Foods, INC (05/04/2001) sp-5403
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (employment K, covenant of good faith)
[Torts] (constructive discharge)
Baker v University of Alaska (05/04/2001) sp-5402
[Procedure, Appellate] (prepayment of costs for record, admin. Appeal)
Temple v Denali Princess Lodge (04/27/2001) sp-5401
[Workers' Compensation] (imported quarrels, assaults)
Brown v Lange (04/27/2001) sp-5400
[Procedure, Civil] (define "appearance"; interpret rules w/federal law)
Hartung v State of Alaska Dept. of Labor (04/27/2001) sp-5399
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (collect back UE taxes from corporate officer)
Cabana v Kenai Peninsula Borough (04/27/2001) sp-5398
[Procedure, Appellate] (can't appeal from legislative decision)
Sengupta v University of Alaska (04/27/2001) sp-5397
[Torts] (§1981-§1983 claims: employ discrimination)
Sopko v. Schlumberger Technology Corp. (04/27/2001) sp-5396
[Torts] (discovery rule)
West v West (04/27/2001) sp-5394
[Family Law] (no custody preference for two-parent household)
In Re Reinstatement of Wiederholt (04/27/2001) sp-5393
--- withdrawn and reissued as sp-5421 ---
Alaska Legislative Council v. Knowles (04/20/2001) sp-5395
[Constitutional] (governor's veto power)
M.W. v. Alaska Department of Health & Social Services (04/20/2001) sp-5391
[Family Law] (terminate parental rights; abandon-reappear)
Brause v Alaska Dept of Health & Social Services (04/17/2001) sp-5392
[Procedure, Civil] (ripeness doctrine, no advisory opinions)
Brown v Alaska Dept of Administration (04/13/2001) sp-5389
[Constitutional] (when due process requires in-house hearing)
Whitesides v Alaska Dept of Public Safety (04/13/2001) sp-5388
[Constitutional] (when due process requires in-house hearing)
State of Alaska v Joubert (04/13/2001) sp-5387
[Criminal] (search incident to arrest; weapons search)
Hess v State of Alaska (04/13/2001) sp-5386
[Criminal] (sexual assault, evidence of consent)
[Evidence] (Rules 401-402, relevance; Rule 403, prejudicial vs. probative; Rule 404, sexual assault, evidence of consent; Rules 801-802 hearsay, when admissible)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. Laidlaw Transit, Inc. (04/12/2001) sp-5390
[Real Estate] (Hazardous waste cleanup)
[Statutory Construction] (Axioms re: ambiguity; plain meaning)
Federal Deposit Insurance Company v. Laidlaw Transit, Inc. (04/06/2001) sp-5385
--- Withdrawn and replaced by Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. Laidlaw Transit, Inc. (4/12/01) sp-5390 ---
Falconer v. Adams (04/06/2001) sp-5384
[Attorneys and Judges] (Priority of statutory attorney's lien)
Lopez v. Administrator, Public Employee's Retirement System (04/06/2001) sp-5383
[Administrative Agencies] (Occupational disability benefits)
[Evidence] (Rule 408, evidence about settlements)
Farquhar v. Alaska National Insurance Company (04/06/2001) sp-5382
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Construe insurance contracts; public policy override)
[Procedure, Appellate] (Stare decisis)
Bennett v. Artus (03/30/2001) sp-5381
[Attorneys and Judges] (Recovering fees under quantum meruit.)
[Equity] (Unjust enrichment; quantum meruit.)
Kellis v. Crites (03/30/2001) sp-5380
[Administrative Agencies] (Admin Rule 7, recovery of fees and costs)
[Procedure, Appellate] (Waiver of issue not raised below/opening brief.)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 68, recovery of fees and costs)
Leuthe v. State, Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission (03/30/2001) sp-5379
[Procedure, Appellate] (Standard of review, agency decisions)
Garrison v. Dixon (03/30/2001) sp-5378
[Attorneys and Judges] (Rule 82/vexatious; enhanced or actual fees)
Grant v. Anchorage Police Dept. & Municipality of Anchorage (03/30/2001) sp-5377
[Equity] (Collateral estoppel requires identical issues.)
[Procedure, Civil] (Exhaustion of remedies)
[Torts] (Discrimination based on age or disability)
Bullock v. State; DCRA (03/23/2001) sp-5376
[Municipal Corporations] (No limit on authority to tax for debt service)
[Statutory Construction] (Deference to agency; in pari materia)
Routh v. Andreassen (03/23/2001) sp-5375
[Family Law] (Imputing business income w/o hearing)
N.A. v. State (03/23/2001) sp-5374
[Family Law] (ICWA: active efforts to reunite)
Shaw v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (03/16/2001) sp-5373
[Contracts] (Construe "accident" and "use" in insurance policy)
C.J. v. State, Dept. of Health & Social Services (03/16/2001) sp-5372
[Family Law] (Terminate parental rights in ICWA case)
B.B. v. D.D. (03/09/2001) sp-5371
[Family Law] (Modify requires change of circumstances)
[Procedure, Appellate] (Issue not presented below not considered on appeal)
Savage Arms Inc. v. Western Auto Supply Co. (03/02/2001) sp-5370
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Successor liability)
[Procedure, Civil] (Fully subrogated insurer, real party in interest)
[Torts] (Successor tort liability)
Interior Alaska Airboat Assoc. v. State, Board of Game (03/02/2001) sp-5369
[Administrative Agencies] (Review of a reg deals with process, not policy)
[Constitutional] (Distinctions based on type of harvest equipment)
Sloane v. Sloane (03/02/2001) sp-5368
[Family Law] (Value of promissory note: Merrill factors, atty. Fee)
Zok v. Collins (02/23/2001) sp-5367
[Torts] (Attorney malpractice; expert witnesses)
Wing v. Geico Insurance Company (02/23/2001) sp-5366
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Arbitration of insurance claims, fees, offsets)
[Procedure, Civil] (Additional authorities must be "legal authorities")
Hebert v. Honest Bingo (02/23/2001) sp-5365
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 12c and Rule 16c)
Yoon v. Alaska Real Estate Commission (02/23/2001) sp-5364
[Administrative Agencies] (Real Estate Surety Fund, promissory fraud)
[Torts] (Promissory fraud)
Simmons v. Insurance Company of North America (02/16/2001) sp-5363
[Contracts] (Reformation; insurance contract ambiguity)
Platz v. Aramburo (02/16/2001) sp-5362
[Family Law] (Best interests hearing required for custody change.)
Spott v. Spott (02/16/2001) sp-5361
[Family Law] (Fixing retrospective child support)
C.L. v. P.C.S. (02/12/2001) sp-5360
[Family Law] (ICWA placement guidelines; good cause to deviate.)
McCormick v. City of Dillingham (01/26/2001) sp-5359
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Piercing the corporate veil)
[Municipal Corporations] (Proceedings presumed valid; state preemption)
Whitesides v. U-Haul Company of Alaska (01/19/2001) sp-5358
[Administrative Agencies] (AWHA: hourly vs. administrative employee)
Tlingit-Haida Regional Electrical Authority v. State, Alaska Public Utilities Commission (01/12/2001) sp-5357
[Administrative Agencies] (No vested right in certificate agency can revoke)
[Evidence] (Trial court to resolve differing expert opinions)
[Federal Issues] (Federal preemption)
Rollins v. Ulmer (Lieutenant Governor) (01/12/2001) sp-5356
[Constitutional] (Medical marijuana law)
In the Matter of the Adoption of A.F.M. v. D.M. (01/05/2001) sp-5355
[Family Law] (Sexual assault, consent to adopt not required.)
J.M.R. v. S.T.R. (01/05/2001) sp-5354
[Family Law] (Domestic violence petition not appropriate to litigate custody; grounds for non-parent custody.)
Smith v. Ingersoll-Rand Company (12/29/2000) sp-5353
[Torts] (Comparative negligence applies to products liability)
State; Dept. of Revenue v. Dyncorp (12/22/2000) sp-5352
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Penalty for late-filed Alaska tax return)
Hutton v. Realty Executives, Inc. (12/22/2000) sp-5351
[Procedure, Civil] (Plaintiff's constructive knowledge, cases involving professional relationship)
Atcherian v. State; Dept of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement Div. (12/22/2000) sp-5350
[Family Law] (Restitution from CSED)
[Procedure, Civil] (Use of Rule 60(b)(6))
Makarka v. Great American Insurance Company (12/22/2000) sp-5348
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Duty to defend; occurrence policy coverage)
L.G. v. State; Dept of Health & Social Services (12/15/2000) sp-5349
[Family Law] (Terminate parental rights under ICWA.)
Brown v. Ely (12/15/2000) sp-5347
[Constitutional] (Marijuana rights under "Ravin".)
[Procedure, Civil] ((Rule 15c) Relation back of amendments)
[Torts] (Sec. 1983 claim, state vs. federal law.)
State; Dept of Public Safety, Dept of Motor Vehicles v. Niedermeyer (12/15/2000) sp-5346
[Constitutional] (Substantive vs. procedural due process)
Sampson v. Sampson (12/15/2000) sp-5345
[Family Law] (Inherited property; transmute vs. invade)
Cassel v. State; Dept of Administration (12/15/2000) sp-5344
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Dismiss probationary employee)
White v. State; Dept of Natural Resources (12/15/2000) sp-5343
[Procedure, Civil] (Res judicata)
Allen v. State; Dept of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement Div. (12/15/2000) sp-5342
[Family Law] (CSED notify of final decision; 30 days to appeal.)
Schuyler v. Briner (12/08/2000) sp-5341
R.M. v. S.G. (12/08/2000) sp-5340
[Family Law] (Custody investigator is "expert" under Rule 26.)
[Procedure, Appellate] (Waiver if no objection to evidence when offered)
[Procedure, Civil] (No Rule 37 sanctions for minor violations)
Schuyler v. Briner (12/01/2000) sp-5339
[Family Law] (Living arrangements change not always change in circumstances. Extra income to support "new family".)
Laverty v. Alaska Railroad Corporation (12/01/2000) sp-5338
[Real Estate] (License distinguished from easement)
Glasen v. Glasen (12/01/2000) sp-5337
[Family Law] (Legal separation may or may not exist)
[Procedure, Appellate] (Defining "final judgment")
Rollins v Ulmer (11/24/2000) sp-5336
[Constitutional] (Medical marijuana law)
Era Aviation, Inc. v. Lindfors (11/24/2000) sp-5335
[Administrative Agencies] (Who is "professional" under AWHA?)
[Attorneys and Judges] (Enhanced lodestar fees under Rule 82)
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Analysis of employment discrimination cases)
[Damages] (Remittitur of excessive punitive damage award)
[Procedure, Civil] (Erroneous jury instruction, when harmless)
Fairbanks North Star Borough Assessor's Office v. Golden Heart Utilities, Inc. (11/17/2000) sp-5334
[Municipal Corporations] (Taxing private interests in government land)
Griffith v. Taylor (11/17/2000) sp-5333
[Attorneys and Judges] (Attorney malpractice; superseding cause)
[Torts] (Attorney malpractice; superseding cause)
Martinez v. Ha (11/17/2000) sp-5332
[Procedure, Civil] (Failure to oppose summary judgment)
Stosh's I/M v. Fairbanks North Star Borough (11/17/2000) sp-5331
[Administrative Agencies] (Agency must follow its own regs)
[Procedure, Appellate] (Cursory argument contitutes waiver)
Hikita v. Nichiro Gyogyo Kaisha Ltd. (11/17/2000) sp-5330
[Procedure, Civil] (Sanctions for discovery violations; issue preclusion in close corp. cases; summary judgment guidelines)
Snook v. Bowers (11/09/2000) sp-5329
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 60(b)(6) no substitute for (1), (2) or (3).)
[Real Estate] (Doctrine of equitable title; ouster of a co-tenant; color of title adverse possession)
Sanders v. Barth (11/09/2000) sp-5328
[Attorneys and Judges] (Best to stipulate fees in settlement agreements)
[Family Law] ("Divorce exception" to Rule 82 fees)
Lauth v. State, Dept. of Health & Social Services (11/09/2000) sp-5327
[Constitutional] (Equal protection requires similarly situated persons)
[Family Law] (New ATAP program vs. former AFDC program)
McDougall v. Lumpkin (11/03/2000) sp-5326
[Attorneys and Judges] (Duty when preparing findings conclusions)
[Family Law] (Alimony and property division are separate)
Winther v. Samuelson (10/20/2000) sp-5325
[Contracts] (Statute of frauds, sale of personal property)
A.H. v. State, Dept of Health & Social Services (10/20/2000) sp-5324
[Family Law] (Termination of parental rights)
Gwich'in Steering Committee v. State (10/13/2000) sp-5323
[Administrative Agencies] (Public Records Act)
Grant v. Stoyer (10/13/2000) sp-5322
[Damages] (Proving some injury precludes zero damages)
Jenkins v. Handel (10/13/2000) sp-5321
[Family Law] (Child's custody preference; GAL's obligation)
Waiste v. State (10/13/2000) sp-5320
[Constitutional] (Due process, preseize v. postseizure hearings; taking under eminent domain v. use of police power)
Anderson v. Tuboscope (10/06/2000) sp-5319
[Workers' Compensation] (Exclusive remedy; temporary employee)
Dobos v. Ingersoll (10/06/2000) sp-5318
[Evidence] (Hearsay, present sense impression exception)
[Procedure, Appellate] (Harmless error is not reversible error)
West v. Umialik Insurance Company (09/29/2000) sp-5317
[Contracts] (Insurance policy is adhesion contract; exclusions)
Copper River School District v. Traw (09/29/2000) sp-5316
[Contracts] (What constitutes offer, terminate offer)
City of St. Mary's v. St. Mary's Native Corporation (09/29/2000) sp-5315
[Municipal Corporations] (Repeal tax exemption; newspaper notice)
State, Dept of Commerce & Economic Development v. Schnell (09/22/2000) sp-5314
[Equity] (Equitable estoppel; laches)
Alaska Contracting & Consulting, Inc. v. Alaska Dept. of Labor (09/15/2000) sp-5313
[Administrative Agencies] (Liability for unemployment tax.)
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Employee vs. independent contractor)
A.B. v. State; Dept. of Health & Social Services (09/08/2000) sp-5312
[Family Law] (Two grounds for terminating parental rights)
Schikora v. Alaska Dept. of Revenue (08/25/2000) sp-5311
[Administrative Agencies] (Residency for PFD eligibility)
State, Dept of Revenue, CSED v. Button (08/18/2000) sp-5309
[Family Law] (Disestablish acknowledged paternity)
R.I. v C.C. (08/18/2000) sp-5308
[Family Law] (Custody based on factors in AS 25.24.150©)
Child Support Recovery Services Inc. v. Inn at the Waterfront (08/18/2000) sp-5307
[Family Law] (Penalty-employer disregard support garnishment.)
State, Dept of Revenue, CSED v. Maxwell (08/18/2000) sp-5306
[Family Law] (Disestablish paternity; relief from support order)
O'Callaghan v. State, Director of Elections (08/16/2000) sp-5310
[Constitutional] (Open primary law unconstitutional)
Kim v. National Indemnity Company (08/11/2000) sp-5305
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Insurance doesn’t cover injuries by intentional acts)
Nichols v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (08/11/2000) sp-5304
[Torts] (Intentional and negligent spoliation)
Kachemak Bay Conservation Society v. State, Dept. of Natural Resources (08/11/2000) sp-5303
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (DNR can "phase" best interest findings)
Powers v. United Services Automobile Association (08/11/2000) sp-5302
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Arbitration clause in insurance K)
[Equity] (Equitable estoppel; waiver)
[Family Law] (Equitable estoppel, consolidation)
Guerrero v. Alaska Housing Finance Corp. (08/03/2000) sp-5301
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 12(b)(6) dismissals disfavored)
[Torts] (Landlord duty, State's negligence immunity)
Bennett v. Bennett (07/28/2000) sp-5300
[Family Law] (Child support is based on court-ordered custody)
In Re Estate of Joel W. Kottke v. Parker (07/28/2000) sp-5299
[Probate] (Will contest, insane delusions)
Bloom v. Tekton, Inc. (07/07/2000) sp-5298
[Workers' Compensation] (Employee's right to change attending physician)
Pearson v. Pearson (07/07/2000) sp-5297
[Family Law] (Custodial parent out-of-state move)
Cole v. Bartels (07/07/2000) sp-5296
[Attorneys and Judges] (Enhanced fee award w/o vexatious conduct)
[Procedure, Civil] (Prejudgment interest on cost of future repairs)
Coffland v. Coffland (06/30/2000) sp-5295
[Procedure, Civil] (pro se litigants; discovery sanctions)
P.G. and R.G. v. State, Dept of Health & Human Services, DFYS (06/30/2000) sp-5294
[Torts] (State's duty of care to foster parents; duty, breach and causation in negligence analysis; importance of foreseeability; State's immunity for misrepresentation)
Savage Arms, Inc. v. Western Auto Supply Co. (06/30/2000) sp-5293
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (successor liability)
[Procedure, Civil] (fully subrogated insurer, real party in interest)
[Torts] (successor liability)
State, Dept. of Public Safety v. Shakespeare (06/30/2000) sp-5292
[Criminal] (curing prior refusal to take breath test)
Office of Public Advocacy v. Superior Court, Second Judicial District (06/23/2000) sp-5291
[Administrative Agencies] (Continued appointment when client is ineligible)
State, Dept. of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement Div. v. McCormick (06/23/2000) sp-5290
[Family Law] (Post-majority support)
Standifer v. State (06/16/2000) sp-5289
[Federal Issues] (Bankruptcy; state concurrent jurisdiction)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 60(b)(4), void judgment, no time limit)
Trombley v. Starr-Wood Cardiac Group P.C. (06/16/2000) sp-5288
[Torts] (Medical malpractice; informed consent; lost consortium by unmarried cohabitant)
Valentino v. Cote (06/16/2000) sp-5287
[Family Law] (Custody dispute, older child's preference)
Edelman v. Edelman (06/16/2000) sp-5286
[Family Law] (Wanberg guidelines; post-separation mortgage payments; compensatory damages; retirement benefits)
S.S.M v. State (06/16/2000) sp-5285
[Family Law] (CINA case, relative has placement preference)
Alaskans For a Common Language Inc. v. Kritz (06/16/2000) sp-5284
[Procedure, Civil] (Intervention as a matter of right)
Sosa v. State (06/16/2000) sp-5283
[Criminal] (Implied consent to blood tests in DWI case)
[Statutory Construction] (Unambiguous statute, heavy burden of proof)
Coster v. Piekarski (06/09/2000) sp-5282
[Procedure, Appellate] (Use on remand of issue first raised on appeal)
American International Group v. Carriere (06/09/2000) sp-5281
[Workers' Compensation] (Board cannot excuse 25% late payment penalty)
Bowers v. State (06/02/2000) sp-5280
[Criminal] (Purpose of indictment; state can disavow theory)
Northern Alaska Environmental Center v. State; Dept. of Natural Resources (06/02/2000) sp-5279
[Statutory Construction] (Several canons of statutory construction)
A.H. v. P.B. (05/26/2000) sp-5278
[Attorneys and Judges] (ex parte communication with judge prohibited)
[Family Law] (Hearing required before material visit change)
Pierce v. Catalina Yachts, Inc. (05/19/2000) sp-5277
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Warranty excluding consequential damages)
[Damages] (Warranty excluding consequential damages)
Gerber v. Juneau Bartlett Memorial Hospital (05/19/2000) sp-5276
[Statutory Construction] ("May" = discretionary; "shall" = mandatory)
[Torts] (Malpractice: use of expert panel report)
Samaniego v. City of Kodiak (05/19/2000) sp-5275
[Torts] (Immunity in excessive force cases)
D.P. v. Wrangell General Hospital (05/19/2000) sp-5274
In the matter of Johnstone (05/19/2000) sp-5273
[Attorneys and Judges] (Appearance of impropriety)
Allen v. Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation Commission (05/12/2000) sp-5272
[Administrative Agencies] (Authority for retroactive orders under APA.)
Lloyd's of London v. Fulton (05/12/2000) sp-5271
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Notice to insured of coverage issue; estoppel.)
[Procedure, Appellate] (Remand for insufficient findings and conclusions)
Sullivan v. Subramanian (05/12/2000) sp-5270
[Real Estate] ( URLTA, claims for dimunition of rental value)
State, Dept. of Corrections v. Johnson (05/05/2000) sp-5269
[Torts] (Duty owed to prisoners; negligence per se.)
Chilton-Wren v. Olds (05/05/2000) sp-5268
[Equity] (Requirements for collateral estoppel.)
[Procedure, Civil] (Waiver of jury trial.)
[Real Estate] (URLTA claims as defense to FED action.)
A.B. v. State; Dept. of Health & Social Services (04/28/2000) sp-5267
--- Withdrawn and reissued as sp-5312 ---
Steffey v. Municipality (04/28/2000) sp-5266
[Workers' Compensation] (Rebut presumption; defer to Board decision)
DeYonge v. Nana/Marriott (04/21/2000) sp-5265
[Workers' Compensation] (Rebut presumption; symptoms vs. condition)
M.C. v. Northern Insurance Company of New York (04/21/2000) sp-5264
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Insurance policy exclusions; duty to defend)
Alaska General Alarm, Inc. v. Grinnell (04/21/2000) sp-5263
[Procedure, Civil] (Statute of limitations, complaint to apportion)
State, Dept. of Revenue v. Leitch (04/14/2000) sp-5262
[Family Law] (de facto custody change; CSED right to modify.)
Egemo v. Egemo Construction Company (04/14/2000) sp-5261
[Workers' Compensation] (Disability requires injury plus earnings loss)
Doyon Universal Services V. Allen (04/14/2000) sp-5260
[Workers' Compensation] (Remote site doctrine; adequate pre-existing injury)
Worthy v. State (04/14/2000) sp-5259
[Evidence] (Disputing evidence on a collateral matter)
Silvers v. Silvers (04/14/2000) sp-5258
[Contracts] (Conditional loan, statute of limitations)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 99, telephonic testimony)
[Torts] (Proving bailment instead of conversion)
United Parcel Service Company v. State, Dept. of Revenue (04/07/2000) sp-5257
[Administrative Agencies] (Deference to agency interpreting its own regs)
[Procedure, Appellate] (Standard of review, administrative appeal)
Halliburton Energy Services v. State (04/07/2000) sp-5256
[Statutory Construction] (Void for vagueness)
Cavin v. State; Fish and Wildlife Protection Div. (04/07/2000) sp-5255
[Federal Issues] (Jones Act and unseaworthiness claims)
Jerrel v. State (03/24/2000) sp-5254
[Administrative Agencies] (Regulations must be promulgated under APA)
[Equity] (Estoppel, agency failure to enforce regulation)
City of Fairbanks v. Rice (03/17/2000) sp-5253
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Constructive discharge, Whistleblower Act)
[Damages] (Duty to mitigate in wrongful discharge case)
[Municipal Corporations] (Qualified immunity for municipal officials)
[Torts] (Defamation per se)
Stinson v. Holder (03/17/2000) sp-5252
[Procedure, Civil] (Incompetence of party during trial)
Odom v. Fairbanks Memorial Hospital (03/17/2000) sp-5251
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Antitrust; unfair trade practices)
[Contracts] (Oral K, existence and terms, jury question)
[Torts] (Defamation, defamation per se, intentional interference with prospective economic advantage IIED)
Odom v. Lee (03/17/2000) sp-5250
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Antitrust; unfair trade practices)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 56, construe favoring nonmoving party)
[Torts] (Interfere with contract)
Preblich v. Zorea (03/10/2000) sp-5249
[Attorneys and Judges] (Discovery rule in attorney malpractice cases)
[Torts] (Discovery rule tolls statute of limitations)
In the Matter of Alaback and Hall (03/10/2000) sp-5248
[Constitutional] (Closed custody hearing not unconstitutional or violation of Public Records Law)
[Procedure, Civil] (Standing requires injury-in-fact)
Beavers v. State (03/10/2000) sp-5247
[Criminal] (Confession based on police threat)
Skvorc v. State (03/03/2000) sp-5246
[Administrative Agencies] (Executive Branch Ethics Act)
C.P. v. Allstate Insurance Company (03/03/2000) sp-5245
[Contracts] (Rules for construing insurance contracts)
[Torts] (Personal tort liability of insurance adjuster)
Simon v. State (03/03/2000) sp-5244
[Real Estate] (Interpreting ambiguous highway easement)
State v. Hodari (03/03/2000) sp-5243
[Criminal] (Rejection of rigid sentencing benchmarks)
Barrett v. Era Aviation, Inc. (02/25/2000) sp-5242
[Evidence] (Rules concerning use of expert witness)
[Torts] (Common carrier negligence)
Wescott v. State, Dept. of Labor (02/18/2000) sp-5241
[Administrative Agencies] (Unemployment compensation; suitable work)
O'Callaghan v. Rue (02/18/2000) sp-5240
[Procedure, Appellate] (Standard of review, administrative regs.)
Bennett v. Hedglin (02/11/2000) sp-5239
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Misrepresentation, rescind insurance policy)
[Procedure, Civil] (Oral argument, summary judgment motion)
State, Dept of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement Div. V. Pealatere (02/11/2000) sp-5238
[Family Law] (Valid support offset; CSED recoup AFDC)
Native Village of Eklutna v. Board of Adjustment for Municipality of Anchorage (02/04/2000) sp-5237
[Procedure, Appellate] (Points not in points on appeal may be presented.)
[Real Estate] (Conditional use permit; cultural considerations)
Parks Hiway Enterprises, LLC v. CEM Leasing Inc. (02/04/2000) sp-5236
[Torts] (Strict liability, ultrahazardous, trespass, nuisance)
American Computer Institute v. State, Alaska Student Loan Corporation (02/04/2000) sp-5235
[Contracts] (Offer substitute performance; school catalogue as K)
Balough v. Fairbanks North Star Borough (01/28/2000) sp-5234
[Constitutional] (Procedural and substantive due process; taking without just compensation under Alaska constitution.)
[Municipal Corporations] (Borough Assembly as Board of Adjustment)
[Procedure, Appellate] (When claim is administrative appeal)
[Procedure, Civil] (Bifurcation of trial)
[Real Estate] (Zoning, grandfathered nonconforming use)
[Torts] (Dismissal of sec. 1983 claims after admin. Appeal)
Carlson v. Doyon Universal-0gden Services (01/21/2000) sp-5233
[Workers' Compensation] (Odd lot doctrine; presumption analysis)
Moore v. Allstate Insurance Company (01/21/2000) sp-5232
[Family Law] (Jurisdiction, concurrent or exclusive)
Berger v. Wien Air Alaska (01/21/2000) sp-5231
[Workers' Compensation] (Odd lot doctrine; presumption analysis)
D.M. v. State, Div. Of Family & Youth Services (01/14/2000) sp-5230
[Constitutional] (Notice failure; Matthews due process analysis)
[Family Law] (Terminate parental rights, two step process)
Raphael v. State (01/07/2000) sp-5229
[Criminal] (Witness intimidation; defendant right to be present)
Caudle v. Mendel (12/30/1999) sp-5228
[Torts] (Elements of abuse of process, malicious prosecution, NIED, IIED)
Acevedo v. Burley (12/30/1999) sp-5227
[Family Law] (Change of child's name by custodial parent)
Meyer v. State of Alaska, Dept of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement Div. (12/30/1999) sp-5226
[Family Law] (No summary judgment with affidavit denying paternity)
[Procedure, Civil] (Summary judgment; no weighing conflicting evidence or witness credibility)
Aloha Lumber Corporation v. University of Alaska (12/30/1999) sp-5225
[Procedure, Appellate] (Reasonable basis, agency expertise)
[Torts] (Unfair trade applies to consumer goods and services)
Anchorage Police Dept. Employees Ass'n. v. Feichtinger (12/30/1999) sp-5224
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Union failure to represent; damages)
Holland v. Union Oil Company of California (12/23/1999) sp-5223
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Wrongful demotion)
[Torts] (Wrongful demotion)
Law Offices of Steven D. Smith, P.C. v. Borg-Warner Security Corp. (12/23/1999) sp-5222
[Procedure, Civil] (Tort vs. contract statute of limitations)
[Torts] (Intentional tort vs. comparative negligence)
Larsen v. Municipality of Anchorage (12/23/1999) sp-5220
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Police officer "job assignments")
[Contracts] (Intent based on "express manifestations")
Tenala Ltd. v. Fowler (12/23/1999) sp-5219
[Attorneys and Judges] (Rule 82, meaning of "prevailing party"; enhanced fee award)
Baypack Fisheries LLC v. Nelbro Packing Company (12/17/1999) sp-5221
[Procedure, Civil] (Forum non conveniens)
Belluomini v. Fred Meyer of Alaska Inc. (12/17/1999) sp-5218
[Attorneys and Judges] (Rule 82 fees, principle issue)
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Terminate at-will employee)
[Torts] (No private constitutional tort)
Taranto v. North Slope Borough (12/17/1999) sp-5217
[Procedure, Civil] (Piecemeal litigation)
[Torts] (Government demaation, conditional privilege)
Wilkerson v. State, Dept of Health and Social Service (12/17/1999) sp-5216
[Constitutional] (Equal protection sliding scale analysis)
[Procedure, Appellate] (Pro se appellate briefs)
Alaska National Insurance Co., v. Jones (12/10/1999) sp-5215
[Workers' Compensation] (Carrier's lien for reimbursement)
Lacher v. Lacher (12/10/1999) sp-5214
[Family Law] (Set aside property division; tort recovery as marital property; Wanberg guidelines)
Osborne v. Buckman (12/03/1999) sp-5213
[Real Estate] (Effect of bankruptcy of DOT foreclosure)
State, CSED v Schofield (12/03/1999) sp-5212
[Family Law] (Modify support requires motion)
Moore v. State, Dept of Natural Resources (11/26/1999) sp-5209
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Foreign corp. mining claim, must register)
[Real Estate] (Homestead interest, conveyable by quitclaim)
Willis v. State, Dept. of Revenue, CSED (11/26/1999) sp-5208
[Family Law] (Depart from Rule 90.3 for financial hardship)
Chenega Corporation v. Exxon (11/22/1999) sp-5211
[Damages] (Collateral source rule; damages to land)
[Federal Issues] (Federal preemption in maritime cases)
[Procedure, Civil] (Jury instructions, general rules)
[Real Estate] (Assignment of trespass damages)
[Torts] (Intervening/superseding cause)
Kodiak Borough v. Exxon Corporation (11/22/1999) sp-5210
[Damages] (Oil spills; free public service doctrine)
Philbin v. Matanuska-Susitna Borough (11/19/1999) sp-5207
[Contracts] (Construing a release; parol evidence, integrated contracts)
McGlothlin v. Municipality of Anchorage (11/19/1999) sp-5205
[Statutory Construction] (Duty owed by 3rd party; retained control, voluntary assume, obvious danger, negligent entrust)
V.D. v. State, Dept. of Health and Social Services (11/12/1999) sp-5206
[Family Law] (CINA case, appointment of counsel)
International Investors v. Business Park Fund (11/12/1999) sp-5204
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Limited partner obligations)
Romann v. State, Dept. of Transportation & Public Facilities (11/12/1999) sp-5203
[Statutory Construction] (Sliding scale instead of plain meaning rule)
Wal-Mart, Inc. v. Stewart (11/12/1999) sp-5202
[Damages] (Grounds for awarding punitives)
[Procedure, Appellate] (Waive rulings on evidence and juror)
[Torts] (Invade privacy, 11ED, workplace discrimination)
Stone v. Fluid Air Components of Alaska (11/12/1999) sp-5201
[Workers' Compensation] (Pro rata fees; third party recovery)
Rollins v. State, Dept. of Revenue, Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (11/12/1999) sp-5200
[Administrative Agencies] (Alcoholic beverage license)
[Constitutional] (ABC license; due process, equal protection)
[Statutory Construction] (Regs consistent with statutes)
Hammer v. Hammer (11/12/1999) sp-5199
[Family Law] (Long-term alimony; must fix adj. ann. Income)
Halter v. State; Dept of Commerce and Economic Dev. (11/05/1999) sp-5198
[Administrative Agencies] (Doctor prescribe drugs without good records)
Virgin v. Virgin (11/05/1999) sp-5197
[Evidence] (Use of discretion when testimony conflicts)
[Family Law] (Rehabilitative alimony; majority supports trial judge discretion on custody, visitation and property division; not all statutory factors required; use "best indicator of earning capacity")
McConnell v. State; Dept. of Health & Social Services (11/05/1999) sp-5196
[Contracts] (Covenant of good faith, fair dealing)
[Equity] (Estoppel against the government)
Bodzai v. Arctic Fjord, Inc. (10/15/1999) sp-5195
[Federal Issues] (Maritime claims by employee)
[Procedure, Civil] (Forum non conveniens)
Tybus v. Holland (10/15/1999) sp-5194
[Family Law] (Separation date; 50-50 split presumed equitable; use of security for bills; rehabilitative alimony; property division sufficient to cover incurred attorney fees)
Alaska State Employees Association v. State (10/15/1999) sp-5193
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Supervisory/non-supervisory employees)
Native Village of Elim v. State of Alaska (10/15/1999) sp-5192
[Constitutional] (Sustained yield clause)
Weber v. Kenai Peninsula Borough (10/15/1999) sp-5191
[Constitutional] (Special assessment for gas line)
Martinson v. ARCO (10/08/1999) sp-5190
[Torts] (Independent contractor, retained control)
Weidner v. Hibdon (10/08/1999) sp-5189
[Workers' Compensation] (Conflicting medical advice, employee's choice)
Todd v. Todd (10/08/1999) sp-5188
[Family Law] (Custody in non-parents/grandparents)
Interior Regional Housing Authority v. James (10/08/1999) sp-5187
[Real Estate] (URLTA not applicable to contract w/ equity)
Compton v. Chatanika Gold Camp Properties (10/01/1999) sp-5186
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Bankruptcy, violating automatic stay)
[Contracts] (Insufficient consideration voids contract)
Legislative Council v. Knowles (10/01/1999) sp-5185
[Constitutional] (Governor can't sue legislature)
University of Alaska Classified Employees Assoc. v. University of Alaska (09/24/1999) sp-5184
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (No public employee raises without legislative action)
Smithart v. State of Alaska (09/24/1999) sp-5183
[Criminal] (Alternative-perpetrator evidence)
Eldridge v. State, Dept. of Revenue (09/24/1999) sp-5182
[Constitutional] (Low scrutiny for economic interests)
Robles v. Providence Hospital (09/24/1999) sp-5181
[Workers' Compensation] (Proof of PTD)
State, Child Support Enforcement Division v. Bromley (09/17/1999) sp-5180
[Family Law] (Retro modify support; UIFSA apply Alaska Law)
Wasserman v. Bartholomew (09/17/1999) sp-5179
[Evidence] (Impeaching witness; cumulative evidence)
Sherbahn v. Kerkove (09/17/1999) sp-5178
[Damages] (Future meds; reduce to present value)
Flynn v. E.I. duPont de Nemours (09/17/1999) sp-5177
[Procedure, Civil] (Burden to modify stipulated protective order)
Lindekugel v. George Easley Co. (09/10/1999) sp-5176
[Workers' Compensation] (Additional benfits after PTD)
Scully v.Scully (09/10/1999) sp-5175
[Family Law] (Post-majority support)
Crane v. Crane (09/10/1999) sp-5173
[Contracts] (Elements of valid contract/stipulation; defenses)
[Family Law] (Custody agreement/stipulation must consider best interests)
Matter of Alaback (09/10/1999) sp-5172
--- withdrawn and reissued as sp-5248.htm> ---
John v. Baker (09/08/1999) sp-5174
[Family Law] (Tribal jurisdiction over child custody)
[Statutory Construction] (Amibguities in Native American statutes)
Park v. Park (09/03/1999) sp-5171
[Family Law] (Include some statutory factors in custody findings)
City of Kodiak v. Parish (09/03/1999) sp-5170
[Attorneys and Judges] (Fees and costs in apportionment cases)
Pugliese v. Perdue (09/03/1999) sp-5169
[Evidence] (Proof of damages; judicial admission)
[Torts] (Proof of causation is part of damages)
Peter v. The Progressive Corporation (08/27/1999) sp-5168
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 53, appointing discovery masters)
Hayes v. Bering Sea Reindeer Products (08/20/1999) sp-5166
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Partners jointly liable)
[Procedure, Appellate] (Reversal requires error and prejudice)
Fejes, Jr. v. Alaska Insurance Company, Inc. (08/20/1999) sp-5165
[Contracts] (Insurance policy=adhesion contract; duty to defend)
Denardo v. CGI Communication Corp. (08/20/1999) sp-5164
[Damages] (Speculative damages)
In the Matter of S.H. (08/20/1999) sp-5163
[Probate] (Conservatorships; powers, assessment of fees)
Universal Motors Inc. v. Neary (08/20/1999) sp-5162
[Procedure, Civil] (One-action rule not adopted)
[Statutory Construction] (Model act commentary as reliable guide)
Ruggles v. Grow (08/20/1999) sp-5161
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Subrogation by insurer or insured)
Sauve v. Winfree (08/20/1999) sp-5160
[Real Estate] (Landlord liable to commercial tenant employee)
[Torts] (Landlord liable to commercial tenant employee)
Bess v. Ulmer (08/17/1999) sp-5167
[Constitutional] (Alaska Constitution; amend vs. revise)
IBEW Local 1547 v. Lindgren (08/13/1999) sp-5159
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Breach of union duty - fair representation)
Brassea v. Person (08/13/1999) sp-5158
[Workers' Compensation] (Maintenance and cure, Jones Act)
Cable v. Shefchik (08/13/1999) sp-5157
[Torts] (Negligence per se; excused violations)
White v. State, Dept of Natural Resources (08/13/1999) sp-5156
[Constitutional] (Due process under Alaska constitution)
Cramer v. Wade (08/13/1999) sp-5155
[Constitutional] (Long-arm jurisdiction over nonresidents)
Briggs v Newton (08/13/1999) sp-5154
[Torts] (Interfere with K; defamation/business privilege)
Fancyboy v. Alaska Village Electric Cooperative Inc. (08/13/1999) sp-5153
[Torts] (Superceding cause; apportionment [old law])
Taylor v. Johnston (08/13/1999) sp-5152
[Procedure, Appellate] (Preserve for appeal, failure to rule on motion)
[Torts] (Medical battery)
Irvine v. Glacier General Construction (08/06/1999) sp-5151
[Workers' Compensation] (Reemployment benefits; physician's opinion)
State, Dept. of Revenue, CSED v. Kovac (08/06/1999) sp-5150
[Family Law] (Duty to support begins with birth of child)
Bolieu and Oliver v. Our Lady of Compassion Care Center (07/30/1999) sp-5149
[Workers' Compensation] (Alternative work-related cause of injury)
State, Child Support Enforcement Div, v. Green (07/30/1999) sp-5148
[Family Law] (CSED independent right to collect)
Brown v. Brown (07/30/1999) sp-5147
[Procedure, Civil] (Court has power and duty to enforce decree)
Berg v. Berg (07/30/1999) sp-5146
[Family Law] (Conflicting appraisals, older one may be OK)
Harrington v. Jordan (07/30/1999) sp-5145
[Family Law] (Modify custody, change of circumstance)
Jordan v. Jordan (07/30/1999) sp-5144
[Constitutional] (Custody case, right to counsel)
Red Top Mining Inc. v. Anthony (07/30/1999) sp-5143
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 55, set aside default judgment; intervene)
Wall v. Stinson f/k/a Wall (07/23/1999) sp-5142
[Constitutional] (Full faith and credit, child support order)
[Equity] (Collateral estoppel; default judgments)
[Family Law] (Full faith and credit, child support order)
Ardinger v. Hummell (07/23/1999) sp-5141
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 15, amend complaint "freely")
[Torts] (Negligent entrustment; negligence per se; child's duty of care; no tort after criminal misconduct)
Lane v. City of Kotzebue (07/09/1999) sp-5140
[Evidence] (party opponent admission not hearsay)
[Real Estate] (inverse condemnation, stat. of limitations)
United Airlines Inc. v. Good Taste, Inc. (07/09/1999) sp-5139
--- Based on Illinois Law -- Contracts ---
Kilpper v. Alaska Child Support Enforcement Division (07/02/1999) sp-5138
[Family Law] (hearing required on support arrears after paternity disestablished)
A.A. v. State of Alaska, Dept. of Family & Youth Services (06/25/1999) sp-5137
[Family Law] (ICWA, "active remedial efforts")
Jensen v. Froissart (06/25/1999) sp-5136
[Family Law] (medical payments/support nondischargeable)
[Procedure, Appellate] (affirm on any grounds)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 60(a) or 60(b) to correct mistakes)
Williams v. Crawford (06/18/1999) sp-5135
[Family Law] (Rule 60(b), modify property settlement)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 60(b)(1) vs 60(b)(6))
West v. Buchanan (06/11/1999) sp-5134
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 15(c), relation-back)
Tollefsen v. Tollefsen (06/11/1999) sp-5133
[Family Law] (prop. division and findings must "mesh")
Sivertsen v. Alaska (06/11/1999) sp-5132
[Criminal] (can't "assume/presume" intent)
Ann E. Malone v. Lake and Peninsula Borough School District and Alaska National Insurance Company (06/04/1999) sp-5131--
[Workers' Compensation] (injury before term of employment begins)
Rusenstrom v. Rusenstrom (06/04/1999) sp-5130
[Evidence] (heresay admissible w/o objection)
Alaska Dept. of Revenue, CSED v. Kevin Lyn Dillon (05/28/1999) sp-5129--
[Family Law] (Effect date of support modification)
Ronald F. Wyatt v. State of Alaska (05/28/1999) sp-5128--
[Criminal] (State-of-mind hearsay exception)
[Evidence] (State-of-mind hearsay exception)
T.P.D. v. A.C.D., and Alaska Dept. of Revenue, CSED (05/28/1999) sp-5127--
[Equity] (Laches; equitable estoppel)
[Family Law] (Paternity by estoppel; laches)
Gregory Boyd v. Alaska Dept. of Commerce & Economic Development, Div. Of Occupational Licensing (05/28/1999) sp-5126--
[Constitutional] (Equal protection-loss of occupation license)
[Equity] (Equitable estoppel against government)
John J. Koss v. Madonna Koss and Alaska Dept. of Revenue, CSED (05/28/1999) sp-5125--
[Family Law] (CSED, collect on judgment after 10 years)
[Procedure, Civil] (Limitation on CSED collection powers)
Melaku A. Ayele v. Unisea, Inc., Alaska National Insurance Company and Employer's Insurance of Wausau (05/28/1999) sp-5124--
[Workers' Compensation] (Board D&O; reference to lay witnesses)
Sharon Elliott v. Christopher James (05/28/1999) sp-5123--
[Family Law] (Annulment; equal division presumed valid; source of funds rule; unreasonable depletion)
Bockness v. Brown Jug, Inc., Alaska National Insurance Company and Alaska Workers' Compensation Board (05/28/1999) sp-5122--
[Workers' Compensation] (Frequency standards; reasonable/necessary)
Northern Fabrication Company, Inc. v. Unocal and Star North Services (05/28/1999) sp-5121--
[Contracts] (Avoid release for economic duress)
Ellingstad v. Alaska Department of Natural Resources (05/21/1999) sp-5120--
[Contracts] (unambiguous contract; assignment)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 13, compulsory counterclaim)
[Real Estate] (quitclaim deed; state patent)
Dena' Nena' Henash, a/k/a Tanana Chiefs Conference, Inc. v. Ipalook (05/21/1999) sp-5119
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (AWHA: when supervisory job is exempt; breach of fiduciary duty by corporate officer)
[Procedure, Civil] (stipulations and settlement are favored)
Strong v. Seaward (05/21/1999) sp-5118--
[Attorneys and Judges] (Rule 82, meaning of "money judgment")
[Procedure, Civil] (Admin Rule 7, recovery of expert witness fees)
White v. Harvey (05/21/1999) sp-5117--
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 68, can't modify offer for ten days)
Dixon v. Pouncy (05/21/1999) sp-5116--
[Procedure, Civil] (no res judicata in Rule 60(b) motions)
Abbot v. Alaska Division of Marine Highway System, Inc. (05/14/1999) sp-5115--
[Equity] (tolling must consider prejudice)
[Federal Issues] (tolling maritime statute is federal issue)
B.E.B. v. R.L.B. (05/14/1999) sp-5114--
[Family Law] (paternity by estoppel)
Seville v. Holland America Line Westours, Inc. (05/14/1999) sp-5113--
[Workers' Compensation] (going and coming; special hazards rules)
Alaska Department of Revenue v. Hale (04/30/1999) sp-5112--
[Administrative Agencies] (military spouse residency for PFD)
Wilson v. Anchorage Fire Department (04/30/1999) sp-5111--
[Attorneys and Judges] (Rules 82, 95: full fees against attorney)
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (union duty to grieve for member)
[Procedure, Civil] (collateral estoppel)
Ferguson v. Child Support Enforcement Agency (04/30/1999) sp-5110--
[Family Law] (support after paternity disestablishment)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 60(b)(5); prospective relief only)
Benson v. Benson (04/23/1999) sp-5109--
[Equity] (no equitable defenses in legal matter)
[Family Law] (retro modification of order; security)
Noey v. Bledso (04/23/1999) sp-5107--
[Attorneys and Judges] (attorney fee lien; ABA arbitration)
[Procedure, Civil] (interpleader)
Alaska v. Alaska Civil Liberties Union (04/16/1999) sp-5108--
[Constitutional] (campaign finance law)
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Shook (04/16/1999) sp-5106--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (AWHA claim)
[Contracts] ("broad release" is valid)
Berry v. Berry (04/16/1999) sp-5105--
[Family Law] (credit, post-separation payments: pensions)
Bennett v. Weimer (04/09/1999) sp-5104--
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 56, oppposing summary judgment)
[Real Estate] (condominium association directors)
McDonald v. Harris (04/09/1999) sp-5103--
[Real Estate] (prescriptive easements)
State Farm Insurance Company v. Raymer (03/26/1999) sp-5102--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (insurable interest; innocent co-insured)
Nickerson v. University of Alaska Anchorage (03/26/1999) sp-5101--
[Constitutional] (UA: academic vs. disciplinary dismissal)
IBEW Local 1547 v. Alaska Utility Construction Inc. (03/26/1999) sp-5100--
[Constitutional] (peaceful pickenting=free speech)
[Damages] (punitives=outrageous; excessive award)
[Procedure, Appellate] (appeal of remitted award)
Nelson v. Progressive Corporation (03/26/1999) sp-5099--
[Damages] (emotional distress-fraud; punitives)
[Procedure, Civil] (challenge verdict before jury discharge)
Andrus v. Lena (03/26/1999) sp-5098--
[Attorneys and Judges] (paralegal fees, now under Rule 82)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 68; how to compute)
Nicholson v. Wolfe (03/26/1999) sp-5097--
[Family Law] (transmute separate property; Rose)
Falconer v. Adams (03/26/1999) sp-5096--
[Damages] (collateral source, burden of proof)
[Torts] (rear-end auto accident)
Tolbert v. Alascom (03/19/1999) sp-5095--
[Workers' Compensation] (presumption analysis; "but for" causation)
Vinzant v. Elam (03/19/1999) sp-5094--
[Family Law] (no custody change in show-cause hearing)
Aleck v. Delvo Plastics, Inc. (03/12/1999) sp-5093--
[Workers' Compensation] (latent defect)
McGee v. McGee (03/12/1999) sp-5092--
[Family Law] (Rule 60(b), reopen property settlement)
[Procedure, Civil] (res judicata vs. collateral estoppel)
Alaska v. Coon (03/05/1999) sp-5091--
[Evidence] (admissibility, scientific evidence)
Naquin v. Naquin (03/05/1999) sp-5090--
[Family Law] (right to hearing, change custody)
Knutson (Logue) v. Kutson (03/05/1999) sp-5089--
[Contracts] (ambiguous contract)
[Family Law] (interpret dissolution property agreement)
McCubbins v. Alaska Div. Of Parks & Recreation (03/05/1999) sp-5088--
[Procedure, Appellate] (inconsistent verdict)
[Procedure, Civil] (sanctions for violating discovery)
[Torts] (State's duty of care, recreational land)
Coulson v. McLennan (02/26/1999) sp-5087--
[Attorneys and Judges] (fee award, trial vs. no trial)
[Procedure, Civil] (discovery, in camera review)
[Torts] (IIED, employment discrimination)
ERA Aviation v. Seekins (02/26/1999) sp-5086--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (fire at-will employee, implied covenant)
Norcon, Inc. v. Kotowski (02/19/1999) sp-5085--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (hostile environment sexual harassment; LMRA pre-emption)
[Damages] (punitives: vicarious liability; excessive)
[Evidence] (business records hearsay exception)
[Federal Issues] (pre-emption of state law issues by LMRA)
[Torts] (sexual harassment/discrimination; IIED/NIED; employer vicarious liability; non delegable duty)
Veco v. Rosebrock (02/19/1999) sp-5084--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Hostile environment sexual harassment/wrongful discharge; employer vicarious liability)
[Damages] (punitives: vicarious liability)
[Evidence] (Definition of "dicta")
[Statutory Construction] (Hostile environment sexual harassment, wrongful discharge; employer vicarious liability)
[Workers' Compensation] (Not exclusive remedy for emotional distress)
Rubright v. Arnold (02/19/1999) sp-5083--
[Damages] (elements of equitable estoppel)
[Family Law] (paternity order as blood test sanction)
Beluga Mining Co. v. Alaska Dep't. of Natural Resources (02/19/1999) sp-5082--
[Contracts] (elements of valid contract)
[Equity] (elements of equitable estoppel)
[Real Estate] (right to mine, subject to existing claims)
International Association of Firefighters, Local 1264 v. Municipality of Anchorage (02/12/1999) sp-5081--
[Constitutional] (right to privacy, names and salaries)
Williams v. Wainscott (02/12/1999) sp-5080--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (insurance insolvency claims)
Church v. State of Alaska; Department of Revenue (02/12/1999) sp-5079--
[Administrative Agencies] (PFD; absence from state for 180 days)
[Constitutional] (economic interest, minimum scrutiny)
[Procedure, Civil] (no right to hearing without fact dispute)
[Statutory Construction] (reg can be more restrictive than statute)
Thompson v. UPS (02/05/1999) sp-5078--
[Workers' Compensation] (comp rate when part-time and full-time)
Dinsmore-Poff v. Alvord (02/05/1999) sp-5077--
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 56: evidence must be admissible at trial)
[Torts] (parent liability for child's torts)
Gossman v. Greatland Directional Drilling, Inc. (02/05/1999) sp-5076--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (suit against dissolved corporation)
[Procedure, Civil] (suit against dissolved corporation)
Donnelly v. Eklutna, Inc. (02/05/1999) sp-5075--
[Procedure, Civil] (Res judicata)
[Real Estate] (judgment binding on successors in interest)
Brueggeman v. Ashman (01/29/1999) sp-5074--
[Equity] (Prohibition, adequate remedy at law)
Tolbert v. Alascom, Inc. (01/29/1999) sp-5073
--- Withdrawn and reissued as Tolbert v. Alascom (3/19/99) sp-5095 ---
R.J.M. v. State, Department of Health and Social Services (01/29/1999) sp-5072--
[Evidence] (discretion: evidence on remand)
AU International Inc & Caldera Corp v. State of Alaska, DNR (01/22/1999) sp-5071--
[Procedure, Appellate] (Issue first raised in reply is waived)
[Real Estate] (State mining claims, annual affidavit)
Valda Chijide, M.D., v. Maniilaq Association of Kotzebue (01/22/1999) sp-5070--
[Constitutional] (Property interest in job)
[Contracts] (Good faith-fair dealing. Two parts)
Alaska Southern Partners v. Prosser, Prosser, and Besse (01/22/1999) sp-5069--
[Federal Issues] (FDIC bank takeover)
Marathon Oil Company v. ARCO Alaska, Inc. (01/22/1999) sp-5068--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Authority of arbitrator; fees on appeal)
North Slope Borough v. Green International, Inc. (01/15/1999) sp-5067--
[Attorneys and Judges] (Fees under AR 508)
[Procedure, Civil] (change venue vs. dismissal)
Brooks v. Wright (01/15/1999) sp-5066--
[Constitutional] (wolf snare initiative; natural resources)
[Statutory Construction] (same rules for statutes and constitution)
Dewey v. Dewey (01/15/1999) sp-5065--
[Family Law] (modify support fixed by contract)
[Procedure, Civil] (raise subject matter jurisdiction any time)
Morino v. Swayman (01/15/1999) sp-5064--
[Family Law] (modify visitation)
Renwick v. Alaska Board of Marine Pilots (01/15/1999) sp-5063--
[Procedure, Appellate] (affirm on any basis)
[Procedure, Civil] (res judicata, col. Estop., remedy exhaustion)
International Association of Firefighters, Local 1264 v. Municipality of Anchorage (01/08/1999) sp-5062--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (interest arbitration)
[Municipal Corporations] (interest arbitration)
Song v. Song (01/08/1999) sp-5061--
[Family Law] (divorce v. dissolution)
Norcon v. Kotowski (12/31/1998) sp-5060
--- Withdrawn and re-issued as Norcon, Inc. v. Kotowski (2/19/99) sp-5085 ---
Brent v. Unicol, Inc. (12/24/1998) sp-5059--
[Real Estate] (Independent contractor, premises liability)
[Torts] (Independent contractor, premises liability; negligence not decided by summary judgement)
Sonneman v. State of Alaska; Division of Elections (12/24/1998) sp-5058--
[Constitutional] (Election law, ballot position)
[Procedure, Civil] (Standing to sue)
Maloney v. Maloney (12/24/1998) sp-5056--
[Family Law] (Modify support-voluntary income reduction)
Veco v. Rosebrock (12/18/1998) sp-5057
--- Withdrawn and re-issued as Veco v. Rosebrock (2/19/99) sp-5084 ---
Zito v. Zito (12/18/1998) sp-5055--
[Contracts] (Ambiguity construed against drafter)
[Family Law] (Enforce decree with QDRO; survivor benefits)
Stratman v. Leisnoi, Inc. (12/18/1998) sp-5054--
[Federal Issues] (ANCSA preempts local law re: real estate)
[Real Estate] (Lis pendens)
Coleman v. Coleman (12/11/1998) sp-5053--
[Family Law] (Fee awards)
[Procedure, Civil] (Include fees in settlement agreements)
Bostic v. Alaska Child Support Enforcement Division (12/04/1998) sp-5052--
[Constitutional] (Due process, notice and hearing)
[Family Law] (CSED required to provide due process)
Methvin v. Bartholomew (12/04/1998) sp-5051--
[Torts] (Whistleblower act must be public concern)
Moody-Herrera v. Alaska Department of Natural Resources (11/27/1998) sp-5050--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (AHRA, disability discrimination)
In re: K.A.H. (11/27/1998) sp-5049--
[Attorneys and Judges] (Rule 1.8(e), lawyer loan to client)
Board of Trade, Inc. v. Alaska Wage & Hour Administration (11/27/1998) sp-5048--
[Administrative Agencies] (Little Davis-Bacon; "on-site")
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Little Davis-Bacon; "on-site")
Elsberry v. Elsberry (11/27/1998) sp-5047--
[Family Law] (CSED, imputing average state income)
O.R. v. Alaska Dep't. of Health and Social Services (11/27/1998) sp-5046--
[Family Law] (CINA, abandonment vs. physical abuse)
Alaska Child Support Enforcement Div. V. Gause (11/20/1998) sp-5045--
[Family Law] (CSED enforcing in-state support order)
Piquniq Mgt. Corp. v. Reeves (11/06/1998) sp-5044--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (AWHA computation for salaried employee)
[Procedure, Appellate] (standard of review, admin. regs.)
Bliss v. Bobich (11/06/1998) sp-5043--
[Attorneys and Judges] (30%-20% award; include time computing fee)
[Evidence] (standard of review, admission of evidence)
Alaska v. Dutch Harbor Seafoods (10/16/1998) sp-5042--
[Constitutional] (right to jury trial)
[Criminal] (jury trial, fishing violations)
General Motors Corporation v. Farnsworth (10/16/1998) sp-5041--
[Torts] (product liability-crashworthy; apportionment)
Horchover v. Field (10/16/1998) sp-5040--
[Family Law] (court's inherent power to enforce decree)
Safeway, Inc. v. Mackey (10/09/1998) sp-5039--
[Workers' Compensation] (cause of employee disease is "unknown")
Piquniq Management Corp. v. Reeves (10/09/1998) sp-5038
--- Withdrawn and Reissued as sp-5044.htm ---
Creations Unlimited v. State of Alaska (10/09/1998) sp-5037--
[Administrative Agencies] (soverign immunity; good faith negotiation)
[Contracts] (offer-acceptance; promissory estoppel. ; quantum meruit)
[Procedure, Civil] (access to public records vs discovery)
[Torts] (sovereign immunity; sec. 1983; res ipsa)
Walleri v. City of Fairbanks (10/02/1998) sp-5036--
[Municipal Corporations] (Fbx utility sale; open meetings)
Mackie v. Chizmar (10/02/1998) sp-5035--
[Damages] (damage award requires findings)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 68 valid after appeal, but not with ADR)
Reid v. Williams (10/02/1998) sp-5034--
[Attorneys and Judges] (enhanced fee analysis under Rule 82)
[Constitutional] (substantive due process, equal protection analysis)
Wright v. Shorten (09/11/1998) sp-5033--
[Procedure, Civil] (pro se pleadings, liberally construe)
Bobich v. Hughes (09/11/1998) sp-5032--
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 68, offers of judgment)
Mestar v. Heckman (09/11/1998) sp-5031--
[Torts] (determining if duty of care exists)
Alaska Child Support Enforcement Division v. Beans (09/04/1998) sp-5030--
[Family Law] (license suspension for support nonpayment)
Alaska Tae Woong Venture, Inc. v. Westward Seafoods (08/28/1998) sp-5029--
[Contracts] (testimony of subjective intent, contract case)
[Damages] (proof, lost profits; limit, future damages)
[Equity] (testimony of subjective intent, contract case; foreseeability is question of fact)
[Procedure, Civil] (use tort statute of limittions for fraud)
[Torts] (fraud uses tort statute of limitations)
Ward v. Lutheran Hospitals & Homes (08/21/1998) sp-5028--
[Torts] (hospital non-delegable duty; informed consent)
Fred Meyer v. Adams (08/21/1998) sp-5027--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (AWHA sttute of limitation, tolling)
Adams v. City of Tenakee Springs (08/21/1998) sp-5026--
[Municipal Corporations] (discretionary function immunity)
[Torts] (immunity: planning vs. operational test)
Walton v. Ramos Aasand & Co (08/21/1998) sp-5025--
[Attorneys and Judges] (fee beyond Rule 82, bad faith not required)
[Procedure, Civil] (summary judgment rudiments; offer of judgment)
Ostrow v. Alaska (08/21/1998) sp-5024--
[Torts] (conversion requires possessory interest)
Hilderbrand v. Hilderbrand (08/14/1998) sp-5023--
[Family Law] (Rule 90.3, rental value not imputed)
[Procedure, Appellate] (waive issue not raised below)
Mundt v. Northwest Explorations, Inc. (08/14/1998) sp-5022--
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 42; change of judge)
Titus v. State (08/14/1998) sp-5021--
[Criminal] (Rule 606(b); ban on juror testimony)
Ganz v. Alaska Airlines, Inc. (08/14/1998) sp-5020--
[Statutory Construction] (three maxims of construction)
Hermosillo v. Hermosillo (08/14/1998) sp-5018--
[Family Law] (social security as offset; support not affected by interference with visitation)
In the Matter of J.A. (08/07/1998) sp-5019--
[Family Law] (probable cause in CINA case)
Rutter v. Alaska Board of Fisheries (08/07/1998) sp-5017--
[Administrative Agencies] (deference to Board of Fisheries)
[Constitutional] (only similarly situated get equal protection)
Bendixen v. Bendixen (08/07/1998) sp-5016--
[Family Law] ($50/month support order while incarcerated)
Alaska Child Support Enforcement Division v. Delaney (08/07/1998) sp-5015--
[Family Law] (modify support out-of-state; CSED gets interest)
Rowen v. Rowen (07/31/1998) sp-5014--
[Family Law] (Rule 90.3, % of custody time; visit transport costs; no retro modifying of support order)
I.J.D. v. D.R.D. (07/31/1998) sp-5013--
[Family Law] (no rule favoring primary caregiver or against dividing siblings; findings needed for limited visit order)
Linstad v. Sitka School District (07/31/1998) sp-5012--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (incompetent tenured teacher)
[Procedure, Civil] (no presumption of trial judge bias on remand)
Robinson v. Robinson (07/17/1998) sp-5011--
[Family Law] (require findings when modifying support)
[Procedure, Appellate] (standard of review, modify support)
Tompkins v. Tompkins (07/17/1998) sp-5010--
[Family Law] (use of step-children in custody case)
[Procedure, Appellate] (standard of review, modify custody)
Lucas v. Anchorage Police & Fire Retirement Board (07/10/1998) sp-5009--
[Administrative Agencies] ("permanent" disability may be terminated)
Walker v. Walker (07/02/1998) sp-5008--
[Family Law] (oppose custody modification, right to hearing)
Parson v. Marathon Oil Co. (07/02/1998) sp-5007--
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 56(f) extension freely granted)
Demmert v. Kootznoowoo (07/02/1998) sp-5006--
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 12 vs. Rule 56; Rule 56(f) extension)
Adoption of A.F.M. (06/26/1998) sp-5005--
[Family Law] (adoption: visits after and waiver of consent)
Gerstein v. Axtell (06/19/1998) sp-5004--
[Procedure, Appellate] (moot issue on appeal)
[Real Estate] (minor but permanent land use is "taking")
Power Constructors, Inc. v. Taylor & Hintze (06/19/1998) sp-5001--
[Attorneys and Judges] (elements to prove attorney malpractice)
[Damages] (interest and arbitration costs as damages)
[Equity] (quasi-estoppel)
[Procedure, Civil] (value of verdict vs. Rule 68 offer of judgment)
[Torts] (elements to prove attorney malpractice)
Stalnaker v. Williams (06/12/1998) sp-5003--
[Administrative Agencies] (PERS like trial, not appeal, court)
Falke v. Fairbanks City Council (06/12/1998) sp-5002--
[Constitutional] (eminent domain, private property only)
Boone v. Boone (06/12/1998) sp-5000--
[Family Law] (child move to noncustodial home; retro modify)
Parker v. Alaska Child Support Enforcement Division (06/12/1998) sp-4999--
[Family Law] (paternity suit against nonresident)
[Procedure, Civil] (long arm jurisdiction)
Miller v. Phillips (06/12/1998) sp-4998--
[Procedure, Civil] (list doctor as expert; accuracy-medical records)
[Torts] (midwife malpractice)
Tope v. Christianson (06/05/1998) sp-4997--
[Procedure, Civil] (res judicata; bankruptcy reorganization)
Leisnoi, Inc. v. Stratman (06/05/1998) sp-4995--
[Attorneys and Judges] (standard of review, Rule 82 fee award)
[Contracts] (terminate grazing lease)
Alaska v. Beard (05/29/1998) sp-4996--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (failure to exhaust; constr. Discharge)
E.M. v. Alaska Division of Family and Youth Services (05/29/1998) sp-4994--
[Family Law] (termination of parental rights in ICWA case)
C.R.B. v. C.C. (05/29/1998) sp-4993--
[Family Law] (modify custody against nonparents)
Hayes v. A.J. Associates, Inc. (05/22/1998) sp-4992--
[Real Estate] (state reserves mineral rights)
Alaska v. Johnson (05/22/1998) sp-4991--
[Attorneys and Judges] (prevailing party, enhanced fee award)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 17, fictitious person as plaintiff)
Kooly v. Alaska (05/22/1998) sp-4990--
[Torts] (duty of care, sledding on State right-of-way)
Kenai Peninsula Borough v. Arndt (05/22/1998) sp-4989--
[Constitutional] (borough taxing authority)
Baxley v. Alaska Dep't. of Natural Resources (05/15/1998) sp-4988--
[Administrative Agencies] (altering competitively bid contracts)
[Constitutional] (uniform application; special legislation)
Monette v. Hoff (05/15/1998) sp-4987--
[Evidence] (witness credibility, judge's discretion)
[Family Law] (deference on custody decision, can't adopt CSED)
L.H. v. Y.M. (05/15/1998) sp-4986--
[Constitutional] (self-incrimination privilege can be waived)
Sielak v. Alaska Child Support Enforcement Div. (05/15/1998) sp-4985--
[Administrative Agencies] (agencies, creatures of legislature)
[Family Law] (disestablish paternity, time limit)
[Statutory Construction] (ex post facto laws)
Frost v. Ayojiak (05/08/1998) sp-4984--
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule (60(a)-(b), clerical error; new evidence)
[Real Estate] (misidentification of land not "clerical error")
Kenai Peninsula Borough v. Arndt (05/08/1998) sp-4983
--- Withdrawn and reissued as sp-4989 ---
Broadribb v Broadribb (05/08/1998) sp-4982--
[Family Law] (spousal support; tax consequences; fee award)
Grober v. Alaska Child Support Enforcement Division (05/08/1998) sp-4981--
[Family Law] (paternity suit brought by/on behalf of minor)
[Statutory Construction] (retroactive procedural statutes)
Hildebrandt v. City of Fairbanks (05/01/1998) sp-4980--
[Municipal Corporations] (§1983 police chase case)
[Torts] (§1983 police chase case)
Collins v. Arctic Builders (05/01/1998) sp-4979--
[Procedure, Appellate] (leniency for pro se appellants)
Nielson v. Benton (05/01/1998) sp-4978--
[Attorneys and Judges] (fee award above Rule 82 benchmark)
Suydam v. Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission (04/24/1998) sp-4977--
[Administrative Agencies] (CSED, burden of proof; AK residence)
Marine v. Marine (04/24/1998) sp-4976--
[Family Law] (Rule 90.3 definition of shared-primary custody)
McDowell v. Alaska (04/24/1998) sp-4975--
[Procedure, Civil] (two statutes of limitation)
[Real Estate] ("property tort")
[Torts] ("property tort"; define "tresspass")
Lashbrook v. Lashbrook (04/24/1998) sp-4974--
[Constitutional] (due process requires hearing)
[Family Law] (modify custody, right to hearing; domestic violence is change of circumstances)
Neary v. McDonald (04/17/1998) sp-4973--
[Torts] (negilgent entrustment)
Munn v. Thornton (04/17/1998) sp-4972--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (owner-contractor not fiduciary)
[Contracts] (Maxims of construction)
[Procedure, Civil] (oral testimony, defer to fact-finder)
Hodges v. Alaska Constructors, Inc. (04/17/1998) sp-4971--
[Workers' Compensation] (newly discovered evidence)
D.K. v. Alaska Dep't. of Health & Social Services (04/17/1998) sp-4970--
[Family Law] (abandonment of child)
Christensen v. NCH Corporation (04/17/1998) sp-4969--
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 56 denial, no findings required)
Dickerson v. Andrew (04/17/1998) sp-4968--
[Contracts] (unilateral mistake; immaterial breach)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 60(b); mistake, excusable neglect)
Hendren v. Alaska Child Support Enforcement Div. (04/10/1998) sp-4967--
[Evidence] (CSED, reimburse only from obligor parent)
[Statutory Construction] (three maxims of construction)
Siekawitch v. Siekawitch (04/10/1998) sp-4966--
[Family Law] (requirements to modify custody/visit order)
Leisnoi, Inc., v. Stratman (04/10/1998) sp-4965--
[Contracts] (interpret contract; extrinsic evidence)
[Procedure, Civil] (settlement is a contract)
Acevedo v. Liberty (04/10/1998) sp-4964--
[Family Law] (requirements to modify visitation order)
Arctic Tug & Barge, Inc. v. Raleigh, Schwarz & Powell (04/10/1998) sp-4963--
[Procedure, Civil] (oppose sum. Judg. Requires admissible evid.)
[Torts] (nature and extent of duty is question of law)
Dansereau v. Alaska Div. of Elections (04/03/1998) sp-4962--
[Attorneys and Judges] (public interest litigant fees)
Kotzebue Lions Club v. City of Kotzebue (04/03/1998) sp-4961--
[Constitutional] (home rule provision of AK const.)
[Municipal Corporations] (sales tax on gaming operations)
Pieper v. Musarra (03/27/1998) sp-4960--
[Procedure, Civil] (leeway for pro-se litigant)
Dodson v. Dodson (03/27/1998) sp-4959--
[Evidence] (accept trial judge's credibility ruling)
[Family Law] (separation date/economic unit; reorient alimony; mandatory life insurance)
Laborers Local #942 v. Lampkin (03/20/1998) sp-4958--
[Constitutional] (PLA-Equal protection)
[Municipal Corporations] (PLA's in construction progjects)
Nyberg v. University of Alaska (03/20/1998) sp-4957--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (insubordination)
Beard v. Morris (03/20/1998) sp-4956--
[Family Law] (inadequate findings; voluntarily reduced income)
Gates v. City of Tenakee Springs (03/13/1998) sp-4955--
[Attorneys and Judges] (de facto judge doctrine)
Roach v. Caudle (03/13/1998) sp-4954--
[Attorneys and Judges] (discovery rule, atty. malpractice)
[Procedure, Civil] (Discovery rule, distinguish Cameron case)
Grober v. Alaska Child Support Enforcement Division (03/06/1998) sp-4953
--- Withdrawn and re-issued as SP-4981 ---
Estate of Evancoe (03/06/1998) sp-4952--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (corp. and shareholders are contractual)
[Probate] (nontestamentary will substitutes)
[Statutory Construction] (unambiguous successor statute)
Alaska Dep't. of Revenue v. OSG Bulk Ships, Inc. (02/20/1998) sp-4951--
[Administrative Agencies] (income tax on multinational corps)
Gaston v. Gaston (02/20/1998) sp-4950--
[Equity] (equitable estoppel)
[Family Law] (mediation in custody visitation matters)
Progressive Insurance Co. v. Simmons (02/20/1998) sp-4949--
[Statutory Construction] (implied repeal)
Bolieu v. Sisters of Providence (02/13/1998) sp-4948--
[Torts] (duty of care, spouses of nurses)
Himschoot v. Dushi (02/13/1998) sp-4947--
[Contracts] (give meaning to whole contract)
[Procedure, Civil] (sum. judg. supported by admissible evid.)
Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs v. Bowen (02/13/1998) sp-4946--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (wrongful termination, preterm. hearing)
[Constitutional] (property and liberty interest in job)
University of Alaska v. University of Alaska Classified Employees Association (02/06/1998) sp-4945--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (waiver of collective bargaining subject)
Robinson v. Robinson (02/06/1998) sp-4944--
[Family Law] (findings required when Rule 90.3 surpassed)
Karen L. v. Alaska Div. of Family and Youth Services (02/06/1998) sp-4943--
[Procedure, Civil] (stay discovery, suit against gov't officials)
[Torts] (duty of care, CINA case)
Hammer v. City of Fairbanks (02/06/1998) sp-4942--
[Workers' Compensation] (late-payment penalty)
Hendren v. Alaska Child Support Enforcement Div. (01/30/1998) sp-4941
--- withdrawn and reissued as sp-4967 ---
City of Fairbanks v. Amoco Chemical Co. (01/30/1998) sp-4940--
[Procedure, Civil] (prefer longer of two limitation stats.)
[Torts] (negligent vs. intentional misrep.)
Johnson v. Olympic Liquidating Trust (01/30/1998) sp-4939--
[Attorneys and Judges] (contract, not Rule 82, controls fee)
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (fraud may not avoid entire note)
[Contracts] (fraud may not avoid entire contract)
Sykes v. Melba Creek Mining, Inc. (01/30/1998) sp-4938--
[Contracts] (essential elements of a contract)
[Procedure, Appellate] (issue not in points on appeal waived)
[Procedure, Civil] (witness list sanction too harsh)
McGhee v. Alaska (01/23/1998) sp-4937--
[Administrative Agencies] (DWI license revocation)
[Criminal] (DWI license revocation)
Bering Straits Coastal Mgt. Program v. Noah (01/23/1998) sp-4936--
[Administrative Agencies] (trapper cabin in coastal area)
[Procedure, Appellate] (reasonable basis standard, agency review)
West v. Lawson (01/16/1998) sp-4935--
[Family Law] (divided physical custody)
J.W. v. R.J. (01/16/1998) sp-4934--
[Family Law] (custody between parent and non-parent)
Dunn v. Dunn (01/16/1998) sp-4933--
[Family Law] (imputed income; IRA interest Ross theory)
Ross v. City of Sand Point (01/16/1998) sp-4932--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (wrongful discharge)
[Torts] (wrongful discharge)
C.T. v. J.S. & C. B. (01/16/1998) sp-4931--
[Equity] (equitable estoppel)
[Family Law] (adoption requires parent consent)
Hayes v. A.J. Associates (01/16/1998) sp-4930
--- withdrawn and reissued as sp-4992 ---
M.A. v. U.S. (01/02/1998) sp-4929--
[Damages] (failure to diagnose pregnancy)
[Torts] (failure to diagnose pregnancy)
Hernandez v. Lambert (01/02/1998) sp-4928--
[Constitutional] (full faith, tribal courts)
[Family Law] (1 year to challenge adoption)
Swiss v. Chignik River, Ltd. (01/02/1998) sp-4926--
[Statutory Construction] (terms not included presumed excluded)
Eastwind Inc., et al., v. State, Department of Labor (12/26/1997) sp-4927--
[Statutory Construction] (Presumed not retroactive)
Daryl James et al., v. State of Alaska (12/26/1997) sp-4925--
[Criminal] (Fed. vs. state jurisdiction, fishing violations)
Lake Colleen Enterprises Inc. v. Estate of Michael Raymond Mark, et al. (12/26/1997) sp-4924--
[Real Estate] (State easements, public/private land)
Everett Andrews et al., v. Wade & De Young Inc. P.C. (12/26/1997) sp-4923--
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 13, compulsory/permissive counterclaims)
Flannery v. Flannery (12/19/1997) sp-4922--
[Family Law] (modify support; exceed 990.3 income cap)
B.J. v. J.D. (12/19/1997) sp-4921--
[Family Law] (UCCJA; custody to step-parent)
Conger v. Conger (12/19/1997) sp-4920--
[Procedure, Civil] (late filed answer, excusable neglect)
Toney v. City of Anchorage Police Dept. (12/19/1997) sp-4919--
[Procedure, Civil] (ambiguous st. of limitations)
State of Alaska v. Greenfield (12/19/1997) sp-4918--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Whistleblower Act)
[Damages] (no punitives against State)
Alaska Housing Finance Corp. v. Salvucci (12/19/1997) sp-4917--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Whistleblower Act)
[Contracts] (K interpret., issue of law/fact)
[Damages] (no punitives against State)
Bartlett v. Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission (12/12/1997) sp-4916--
[Administrative Agencies] (fishing permit - due process)
[Constitutional] (due process hearing; equal protection)
Alaska Marine Pilots v. Hendsch (12/12/1997) sp-4915--
[Contracts] (fired employee, covenant of good faith)
[Damages] (punitives require clear and convincing evidence)
[Torts] (intentional interference, 3rd party)
Pierce v. Pierce (12/05/1997) sp-4914--
[Family Law] (Rule 90.3(a)(3) extended visit credit)
[Procedure, Appellate] (Issue not raised below is waived)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 60(a) vs. 60(b)(3) "misconduct")
Ghete v. Anchorage (11/29/1997) sp-4912--
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 60(b) not cure for failure to raise)
Alaska v. Beard (11/28/1997) sp-4913
--- Withdrawn and re-issued as sp-4996 ---
Pluid v. B.K. (11/28/1997) sp-4911--
[Contracts] (proof-entitlement vs. amount; punitives)
Alaska Wildlife Alliance v. Alaska Dep't. of Fish & Game (11/28/1997) sp-4910--
[Administrative Agencies] (Public Recoreds Act; privacy)
[Constitutional] (Public Recoreds Act; privacy)
Smith v. Alaska (11/21/1997) sp-4909--
[Criminal] (exceptions to exclusionary rule)
[Evidence] (exceptions to exclusionary rule)
Alaska v. Shewfelt (11/21/1997) sp-4908--
[Criminal] (jury replaying taped testimony)
Wichman v. Benner (11/21/1997) sp-4907--
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 24, interventin)
[Torts] (no assignment of personal injury claims)
[Workers' Compensation] (assignment of subrogation under sec. 015)
Valley Hospital Association, Inc. v. Mat-Su Coalition for Choice (11/21/1997) sp-4906--
[Administrative Agencies] (public interest litigant fees)
[Constitutional] (abortion and right to privacy)
Grove v. Alaska Construction and Erectors (11/14/1997) sp-4905--
[Workers' Compensation] (treatment standards, medical evid. conflict)
Alaska v. Summerville (11/14/1997) sp-4904--
[Criminal] (Rule 16 unconstitutional)
Harris v. Keys (11/14/1997) sp-4903--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (agency vs. bailment)
[Contracts] (agency vs. bailment)
[Procedure, Appellate] (jury fact decisions, standard of review)
Osborne v. Hurst (11/14/1997) sp-4902--
[Damages] (damages, trespass to land; treble damages)
[Evidence] (expert witness criterion; land value testimony by owner)
[Procedure, Civil] (witness not on witness list)
[Real Estate] (damages for trespass to land)
Mundt v. Northwest Explorations, Inc. (11/07/1997) sp-4901--
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 24(a), motion to intervene, timeliness)
Beard v. Beard (11/07/1997) sp-4900--
[Family Law] (fee adjusted for vexatious conduct)
Alaska Division of Motor Vehicls v. Fernandes (10/31/1997) sp-4899--
[Administrative Agencies] (mandatory insurance)
[Statutory Construction] (substantial compliance)
Carver v. Quality Inspection & Testing, Inc. (10/31/1997) sp-4898--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (dissolving and valuing a corporation)
[Evidence] (expert witness; witness credibility)
Brown v. Brown (10/31/1997) sp-4897--
[Family Law] (Wanberg/Merrill; unequal division invasion)
Flanigin v. Alaska Child Support Enforcement Division (10/31/1997) sp-4896--
[Family Law] (CSED can collect back to birth date)
Wahl v. Wahl (10/16/1997) sp-4895--
[Contracts] (K interpretation; conflicting extrinsic evidence)
[Family Law] (retirment benefits; survivor annuity)
Human Resources Company v. Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education (10/16/1997) sp-4894--
[Administrative Agencies] (no agency power beyond that authorized)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 54(f), continuance for discovery)
Osborne v. Hurst (10/16/1997) sp-4893
--- withdrawn and reissued as sp-4902 ---
Nome Commercial Co. v. National Bank of Alaska (10/10/1997) sp-4892--
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 22, interpleader)
[Torts] (I.I.E.D. and N.I.E.D.)
State v. Hazelwood (10/03/1997) sp-4891--
[Criminal] (objective fault crimes)
[Torts] (simple negligence vs. criminal negligence)
Rice v. Denley (09/26/1997) sp-4890--
[Contracts] (settlement agreement; Rule 81(e))
[Procedure, Civil] (settlement contract; Rule 81(e))
Johns v. Johns (09/26/1997) sp-4889--
[Family Law] (property acquired during marriage is marital)
Ellis v. Alaska Dep't. of Natural Resources (09/26/1997) sp-4888--
[Administrative Agencies] (DNR issuing Mineral Closing Order)
[Procedure, Appellate] (reasonable basis standard of review)
[Real Estate] (mining claim, how acquired)
R.J.M. v. Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (09/19/1997) sp-4887--
[Family Law] (CINA case, unwilling vs unable to care)
A.M. v. Alaska (09/12/1997) sp-4886--
[Constitutional] (due process requires notice)
[Family Law] (terminate parental rights, standard of review)
Crayton v. Crayton (09/12/1997) sp-4885--
[Family Law] (duty to support/reimburse; gifts as income)
Gallant v. Gallant (09/12/1997) sp-4884--
[Family Law] (50% support reduction during long visits; business losses and net income)
Harris v. Keys (09/12/1997) sp-4883
--- Withdrawn and reissued as sp-4903 ---
Szejner v. University of Alaska (09/12/1997) sp-4882--
[Administrative Agencies] (UAA academic admissions; student conduct)
[Constitutional] (admission to grad school not a property right)
Nelson v. Jones (09/05/1997) sp-4881--
[Family Law] (modify visits, change + best interests; can deny w/o hearing)
Lowery v. McMurdie (09/05/1997) sp-4880--
[Procedure, Civil] (inadequate findings require remand)
[Statutory Construction] (may=discretionary)
Byars v. Byars (09/05/1997) sp-4879--
[Attorneys and Judges] (Fee on Rule 82 schedlue presumed correct)
[Procedure, Civil] (actual notice cures deficiencies)
Acevedo v. Burley (09/05/1997) sp-4878--
[Family Law] (deny modification of support w/o hearing)
Quinn v. Alaska State Employees Association (08/29/1997) sp-4877--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (AWHA vs. FLSA: minimum wage, overtime)
[Federal Issues] (federal preemption of state law)
Mundt v. Northwest Explorations Inc. and Richard Dean (08/29/1997) sp-4876
--- Withdrawn and reissued as sp-4901 ---
Bruner v. Peterson, A.A.S. School of Nursing Univ. of Alaska (08/29/1997) sp-4875--
[Administrative Agencies] (presumption of agency impartiality)
[Procedure, Appellate] (deference to university faculty)
Agen v. State of Alaska, Child Support Division (08/29/1997) sp-4874--
[Equity] (no laches in case not based in equity)
[Family Law] (consent to adopt does not end duty to support)
Van Sandt v. Brown (08/22/1997) sp-4873--
[Constitutional] (qualified immunity, 4th amendment)
[Procedure, Civil] (qualified immunity not a "mere defense")
[Torts] (qualified immunity, 4th amendment)
Dep't. of Transportation & Public Facilities et al. v. Sanders (08/22/1997) sp-4872--
[Federal Issues] (rely of FTCA for immunity precedents)
[Statutory Construction] ("may" = discretionary, not mandatory)
[Torts] (State's discretionary immunity)
Hertz v. Storer, Dep't. of Revenue, Permanent Fund Division (08/22/1997) sp-4871--
[Administrative Agencies] (no PFD for convicts is constitutional)
[Constitutional] (no PFD for convicts is constitutional)
Grace v Insurance Company of North America (08/22/1997) sp-4870--
[Contracts] (insurance policy: cooperation clause, drop down coverage, duty to defend, duty to tender policy limits)
Anchorage v. Gallion (08/15/1997) sp-4869--
[Attorneys and Judges] (Rule 82 award in class actions)
[Municipal Corporations] (underfunded retirment plan)
Nautilus Marine Enterprises v. Valdez Fisheries Development Ass'n. (08/15/1997) sp-4868--
[Contracts] (no extrinsic evidence when K is unambiguous)
Howell v. Ketchikan Pulp Co. (08/15/1997) sp-4867--
[Contracts] (3rd party beneficiaries)
[Procedure, Civil] (is claim one in tort or contract?)
Wells v. Swalling Construction (08/15/1997) sp-4866--
[Workers' Compensation] (Last injurious exposure rule)
Lowe v. Lowe (08/15/1997) sp-4865--
[Family Law] (Using 60(b)(6) to change divorce decree)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 60(b)(6), reasonable time)
Schumacher v. Cidy of Yakutat (08/15/1997) sp-4864--
[Municipal Corporations] (children sledding on public roads)
[Torts] (duty of care; attractive nuisance)
Thoma v. Hickel (08/15/1997) sp-4863--
[Procedure, Appellate] (decision by divided court affirmance)
[Torts] (executive immunity, qualified or absolute)
Little Susitna Construction Co. v. Soil Processing Inc. (08/01/1997) sp-4862--
[Contracts] (turn-key K's; interpretation rules; implied warranty instruction)
[Evidence] (witness w/ experience may be expert)
Persson-Mokvist v. Anderson (08/01/1997) sp-4861--
[Real Estate] (recreational/residential lot use)
Saltz v. Alaska Dept. of Public Safety (08/01/1997) sp-4860--
[Criminal] (right to call attorney before DWI breath test)
Smith v. Alaska (08/01/1997) sp-4859
--- withdrawn and reissued as sp-4909 ---
Jones v. Jones (07/25/1997) sp-4858--
[Family Law] (need justification for unequal property division)
Child Support Enforcement Agency v. Gerke (07/25/1997) sp-4857--
[Family Law] (five-year bar to collecting support)
Melendrez v. Bode (07/25/1997) sp-4856--
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 54(c); 55(e); default/default judgments; trying to avoid service of process)
Aga v. Aga (07/25/1997) sp-4855--
[Family Law] (tradeoff between property division and support)
Pacana v. Child Support Enforcement Agency (07/25/1997) sp-4854--
[Family Law] (retroactive credit for social security to child)
Bauman v. Bauman (07/25/1997) sp-4853--
[Procedure, Appellate] (law of the case)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 15(a) amendments; law of the case)
Law Offices of Vincent Vitale v. Tabbytite (07/25/1997) sp-4852--
[Evidence] (pleading and proving fraud)
[Federal Issues] (concurrent jurisdiction with state court)
[Procedure, Civil] (pleading and proving fraud)
[Real Estate] (condemnation is "enforced sale")
Methonen v. Stone (07/18/1997) sp-4851--
[Real Estate] (implied and constructive easements)
Nissan v. Alaska (07/18/1997) sp-4850--
[Administrative Agencies] (unfair trade practices; consumer protection)
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (unfair trade practices; consumer protection)
[Evidence] (post-accident activity)
[Procedure, Civil] (opposing summary judgment requires facts; continuance; severance)
[Torts] (factors to determine existence of duty)
Mathis v. Sauser (07/18/1997) sp-4849--
[Administrative Agencies] (prisoner use of computer, access to courts)
[Constitutional] (prisoner use of computer, access to courts)
[Criminal] (prisoner use of computer, access to courts)
Brotherton v. Brotherton (07/18/1997) sp-4848--
[Family Law] (property division guidelines)
Schorr v. Frontier Transportation Co. (07/03/1997) sp-4847--
[Administrative Agencies] (AWHA, overtime pay long-haul drivers)
Alaska v. Arbuckle (07/03/1997) sp-4846--
[Contracts] (insurance, death by accident vs. disease; when employee handbook included in employment contract)
Little Susitna Construction Co. v. Soil Processing, Inc. (07/03/1997) sp-4845
[Contracts] (turn-key K's; interpretation rules; implied warranty instruction)
[Evidence] (witness w/experience may be expert)
--- Withdrawn and reissued as SP-4862 ---
Alaska v. Arnariak (06/27/1997) sp-4844--
[Constitutional] (5th Amend precludes fed. taking of state land)
[Criminal] (violating state game sanctuary)
[Federal Issues] (fed. preemption of conflicting state law)
Southwest Marine v. Alaska State Marine Highway Systems (06/27/1997) sp-4843--
[Contracts] (contract interpretation, extrinsic evidence; acceptance must be unequivocal; hinder or delay performance)
[Damages] (liquidated damages affirmed)
[Procedure, Civil] (trial de novo denied)
Borchgrevink v. Borchgrevink (06/27/1997) sp-4842--
[Family Law] (child custody, physical abuse)
Alaska Child Support Enforcement Div. v. Valdez (06/27/1997) sp-4841--
[Constitutional] (full faith and credit, child support orders)
[Equity] (no laches in case not based in equity)
[Family Law] (conflicting support orders under URESA; time limits for collecting support)
D.L.M. v. M.W. (06/27/1997) sp-4840--
[Attorneys and Judges] (Rules 79 and 82, 10 days to request)
[Procedure, Civil] (defines "final judgment")
Manes v. Coats (06/20/1997) sp-4839--
[Contracts] (good discussion of agency; travel agents)
[Damages] (life expectancy tables, future damages)
[Procedure, Civil] (E.R.201(b), judicial notice)
Mortvedt v. Alaska Dep't. of Natural Resources (06/20/1997) sp-4838--
[Administrative Agencies] (DNR and Historic Preservation Act)
[Equity] (equitable estoppel)
[Procedure, Appellate] (deferential standard of review)
Broeckel v. Alaska Dep't. of Corrections (06/20/1997) sp-4837--
[Administrative Agencies] (exhaust remedies, inmate grievance)
[Contracts] (third party beneficiary)
[Procedure, Civil] (necessary party, stake in controversy)
Dafermo v. Municipality of Anchorage (06/20/1997) sp-4836--
[Workers' Compensation] (30-day notice, when excused; latent injury)
Twiggs v. Anchorage (06/13/1997) sp-4835--
[Workers' Compensation] (lost promotion; benefits for volunteer)
Williams v. Dep't. of Revenue (06/13/1997) sp-4834--
[Workers' Compensation] (30-day notice of injury; overcoming presumption; mental injury denied)
Blanas v. The Brower Co. (06/13/1997) sp-4833--
[Workers' Compensation] (set aside C&R, fact mistake vs. fraud)
Morgan v. Lucky Strike Bingo (06/13/1997) sp-4832--
[Workers' Compensation] (reemployment benefits, SCODDOT)
Payton v. Dep't. of Fish & Game (06/13/1997) sp-4831--
[Constitutional] (subsistence, "customary and traditional uses")
Alaska Center for the Environment v. Alaska (06/13/1997) sp-4830--
[Attorneys and Judges] (who is prevailing party)
Brandon v. Dep't. of Corrections (06/06/1997) sp-4829--
[Constitutional] (prisoner right to visitation/rehabilitation)
[Criminal] (prisoner right to visitation/rehabilitation)
Metcalf v. Felec Services (06/06/1997) sp-4828--
[Procedure, Appellate] (dismiss appeal, failure to file timely brief)
Anchorage Police Dep't. Employee Ass'n. v. Anchorage (06/06/1997) sp-4827--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (grieving police officer transfers)
[Municipal Corporations] (grieving police officer transfers)
Stalnaker v. M.L.D. (06/06/1997) sp-4826--
[Administrative Agencies] (focus in PERS disability claim)
Krohn v. Dep't. of Fish and Game (05/30/1997) sp-4825--
[Administrative Agencies] (open meetings act not applicable to commissioner)
[Procedure, Appellate] (mootness doctrine)
Hernandez v. Freeman (05/23/1997) sp-4824--
[Family Law] (motion to modify, hearing required)
[Procedure, Civil] (motion to modify, hearing required)
Child Support Enforcement Div. v. Rios (05/23/1997) sp-4823--
[Equity] (no laches in law action)
[Family Law] (parent's duty to support child)
Hanson v. Kake Tribal Corporation (05/23/1997) sp-4822--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (corporation, primary vs. derivative claim)
[Contracts] (contract law controls corp. and shareholders)
[Procedure, Civil] (contract and minor statute of limitations)
Jones v. Horace Mann Insurance Co. (05/16/1997) sp-4821--
[Contracts] (adhesion contract; insurer notice of denial)
Stadnicky v. Southpark Terrace Homeowner's Ass'n. (05/16/1997) sp-4820--
[Procedure, Appellate] (issue not raised below is waived)
[Procedure, Civil] (enforcing restrictive covenants)
Dep't. of Transportation v. State Farm Ins. Co. (05/16/1997) sp-4819--
[Contracts] (insurer duty to defend; prof. serv.exclusion)
Diksen v. Troxell (05/09/1997) sp-4818--
[Administrative Agencies] (transferring limited entry permit)
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (definition of lease)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 17(a), real party in interest)
[Real Estate] (definition of lease)
Davis v. Dykman (05/02/1997) sp-4817--
[Contracts] (good black letter contract law)
Weiss v. State (05/02/1997) sp-4816--
[Administrative Agencies] (mental health lands trust case)
Grimes v. Kinney Shoe Corp (05/02/1997) sp-4815--
[Administrative Agencies] (Wage & Hour, no employer fees)
[Attorneys and Judges] (Wage & Hour, no employer fees)
Alaska Dep't. of Transportation v. Fairbanks North Star Borough (04/25/1997) sp-4814--
[Administrative Agencies] (exhaustion of remedies)
[Procedure, Appellate] (exhaustion of remedies)
Rush v. Alaska Mortgage Group (04/25/1997) sp-4813--
[Equity] (equitable subrogation)
[Real Estate] (equitable subrogation)
Crum v. Stalnaker (04/25/1997) sp-4812--
[Administrative Agencies] (late-filed unused sick leave credit)
[Equity] (estoppel against government)
Griffith v. Taylor (04/18/1997) sp-4811--
[Attorneys and Judges] (duty to former client)
Plumber v. UAA (04/18/1997) sp-4810--
[Procedure, Appellate] ("any port in a storm")
[Procedure, Civil] (res judicata)
Cogger v. Anchor House (04/18/1997) sp-4809--
[Workers' Compensation] (30-day notice of injury, when excused)
Kolkman v. Greens Creek Mining Co. (04/18/1997) sp-4808--
[Workers' Compensation] (30-day notice of injury, when excused)
Bellanich v. Bellanich (04/18/1997) sp-4807--
[Family Law] (property division, gifts of realty)
D.L.M v. M.W. (04/18/1997) sp-4806
[Attorneys and Judges] (Rules 79 and 82; 10 days to request)
--- Withdraw and Re-issued as SP-4840 ---
[Procedure, Civil] (res judicata)
Kachemak Bay Watch, Inc., v. Dept. of Natural Resources (04/11/1997) sp-4805--
[Administrative Agencies] (aquatic farming; application of APA)
[Attorneys and Judges] (public interest litigant)
Bunn v. House (04/11/1997) sp-4804--
[Family Law] (modify requires change in circumstances; support in divided custody case)
West v. City of St. Paul (04/11/1997) sp-4803--
[Procedure, Civil] (summary judgment rudiments)
[Torts] (duty to warn, wharfinger)
Ramsey v. Sand Point (04/11/1997) sp-4802--
[Constitutional] (property/liberty interest in job)
[Equity] (Waiver)
[Municipal Corporations] (Open Meetings Act)
Fairbanks Fire Fighters Ass'n. v. City of Fairbanks (04/11/1997) sp-4801--
[Procedure, Appellate] (standard of review, public interst litigant)
Alaska Democratic Party v. Rice (04/04/1997) sp-4800--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (promissory estoppel vs. st. of frauds; agency)
[Contracts] (promissory estoppel vs. st. of frauds; agency)
[Damages] (jury instruction, lost wages)
Turney v. State (04/04/1997) sp-4799--
[Constitutional] (free speech, jury tampering)
[Criminal] (jury tampering; criminal trespass)
[Statutory Construction] (overbroad or vague statute)
Faulk v. Kenai Board of Equalization (03/28/1997) sp-4798--
[Administrative Agencies] (inadequate agency findings; tax assessment)
[Real Estate] (real estate tax assessement)
United Utilities v. APUC (03/28/1997) sp-4797--
[Procedure, Appellate] (argument not raised below)
Diksen v. Troxell (03/28/1997) sp-4796
--- Withdrawn and reissued as SP-4818 ---
Lindekugel v. Fluour Alaska, Inc. (03/28/1997) sp-4795--
[Workers' Compensation] (stipulation to dismiss; written and approved)
University of Alaska v. Tumeo (03/14/1997) sp-4794--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (discrimination, employee health benefits)
Johnson v. Doris (03/14/1997) sp-4793--
[Probate] (reasonableness of professional fees)
Yerrington v. Yerrington (03/14/1997) sp-4791--
[Family Law] (support order, obligor with erratic income)
Vokacek v. Vokacek (03/07/1997) sp-4792--
[Family Law] (voluntary unemployment; fees post-judgment; interest on past due support)
Hughes et al v. Foster Wheeler Co. et al (03/07/1997) sp-4790--
[Attorneys and Judges] (Rule 82 fees; forum non coneniens; joint and several liability)
[Federal Issues] (admiralty, state jurisdiction)
Batey v. Batey (03/07/1997) sp-4787--
[Family Law] (putative marriage)
Ebasco Construction, Inc., v. Ahtna, Inc. (02/28/1997) sp-4789--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (postpone arbitration; interest on award, fees)
Duffus v. Duffus (02/28/1997) sp-4788--
[Family Law] (custody when mother has ex-convict boyfriend)
Bradford v. First National Bank of Anchorage (02/21/1997) sp-4786--
[Attorneys and Judges] (contractual vs. Rule 82 Fees)
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (partner liability after retiring)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 54(b) judgment)
Four Separate Parcels of Land v. City of Kodiak (02/21/1997) sp-4785--
[Real Estate] (burden of proof, land value in condemnation)
Hanson v. Kake Tribal Corp. (02/21/1997) sp-4784
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (corporation, primary vs. derivative claims)
--- Withdrawn and reissued as SP-4822 ---
[Procedure, Civil] (contract and minor statute of limitations)
Cockerham v. Alaska (02/21/1997) sp-4783--
[Constitutional] (confrontation and due process clauses)
[Criminal] (pre-sentencing discovery)
Alaska Board of Marine Pilots v. Renwick (02/21/1997) sp-4782--
[Administrative Agencies] (agency interpreting its own statutes)
[Procedure, Appellate] (standard of review, agency statutes)
City of North Pole v. Zabek (02/21/1997) sp-4781--
[Constitutional] (wrongful discharge, curative post-termination hearing)
[Torts] (wrongful discharge, curative post-termination hearing; vicarious liability; slander)
Kilmer v. Dillingham School District (02/14/1997) sp-4778--
[Contracts] (school superintendent, loss of trust)
[Municipal Corporations] (school superintendent, loss of trust)
Amyot v. Luchini (02/14/1997) sp-4480--
[Real Estate] (realty sale, innocent misrep. not actionable)
[Statutory Construction] (exclude a remedy-include only named remedy)
[Torts] (realty sale, innocent misrep. not actionable)
Harrelson v. Harrelson (02/14/1997) sp-4479--
[Family Law] (property division, parties cohabit then marry)
Alaska Continental, Inc. v. Trickey (02/07/1997) sp-4477--
[Contracts] (3rd party beneficiary; no summary judgment when disputed facts concerning intent)
Brown v. Alaska Workers' Compensation Board (02/07/1997) sp-4476--
[Workers' Compensation] (Board not bound by IME; conflicting med. evid.)
Cox v. Cox (02/07/1997) sp-4475--
[Family Law] (preferred method, dividing marital estate)
Alaska Child Support Enforcement Div. v. Campbell (02/07/1997) sp-4474--
[Family Law] (no credit against support order for voluntary expenditure)
Batey v. Batey (02/07/1997) sp-4473
[Family Law] (putative marriage)
--- withdrawn and reissued as sp-4787 ---
McCaffery v. Green (02/07/1997) sp-4472--
[Family Law] (UCCJA; long-arm juris., support order)
[Procedure, Civil] (UCCJA; long-arm juris., support order)
O.R. v. Dep't. of Health and Social Services (01/31/1997) sp-4471--
[Family Law] (CINA case)
Matanuska-Susuitna Borough School District v. State of Alaska (01/31/1997) sp-4470--
[Constitutional] (school financing; state equal protection)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 79, expert fees- exhibits)
Kohl v. Legoullon (01/24/1997) sp-4469--
[Equity] (laches)
[Real Estate] (restrictive covenants)
Child Support Enforcement Div. v. Wetherelt (01/24/1997) sp-4468--
[Administrative Agencies] (CSED refund denied)
[Family Law] (presumption, child born to married woman; CSED refund denied)
Griffith v. Taylor (01/24/1997) sp-4467
--- Withdrawn and reissued as SP-4811 ---
James v. McCombs (01/24/1997) sp-4466--
[Real Estate] (marketable title, contract vs. deed)
Butler v. Dunlap (01/24/1997) sp-4465--
[Attorneys and Judges] (standard of review, fee arbitration)
Bouse v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. (01/17/1997) sp-4464--
[Workers' Compensation] (last injurious exposure, aggravation of pre-existing injury, statutory presumption)
Brogdon v. Klawock (01/17/1997) sp-4463--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (wrongful termination: grievance decision not appealed is dispositive; after-acquired evidence)
[Evidence] (wrongful discharge, after-acquired evidence)
Dep't. of Natural Resources v. Tongass Conservation Society (01/17/1997) sp-4462--
[Administrative Agencies] (nonjusticiable political question)
[Attorneys and Judges] (trial fees-Rule 82; appeal fees-Rule 508)
[Procedure, Appellate] (trial fees-Rule 82; appeal fees-Rule 508)
[Procedure, Civil] (trial fees-Rule 82; appeal fees-Rule 508; nonjusticiable political question)
Child Support Enforcement Div. v. Mitchell (01/17/1997) sp-4461--
[Contracts] (liability of agent collecting for principal)
[Equity] (unjust enrichment)
[Procedure, Appellate] (issue not raised below is waived)
Bollerud v. Alaska Dep't. of Public Safety. (01/10/1997) sp-4460--
[Administrative Agencies] (standard of review, agency decisions; hearing officer asking questions of witness)
[Constitutional] (due process; drivers license-property interest)
[Procedure, Appellate] (standard of review, agency decisions)
Alaska Permanent Fund Div. v. Wilder (01/10/1997) sp-4459--
[Administrative Agencies] (residency for PFD purposes)
Distributel v. State (01/03/1997) sp-4458--
[Administrative Agencies] (Telephonic Solicitation Act)
Brigdon v. Lamb (01/03/1997) sp-4457--
[Contracts] (implied contract, question of fact)
[Real Estate] (URLTA not applicable, contract of sale)
State v. Dutch Harbor Seafoods, State v Trident Seafoods (12/27/1996) sp-4456
[Constitutional] (Entitlement to jury trial)
[Criminal] (Entitlement to jury trial)
[Procedure, Civil] (Entitlement to jury trial)
Foster v City of Fairbanks (12/27/1996) sp-4455--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Deference to arbitrator's findings; ambiguity)
[Procedure, Civil] (Estoppel when party does nothing to correct error below)
Lyons v Midnight Sun Transportation (12/27/1996) sp-4454--
[Torts] (Sudden emergency doctrine, four elements of negligence case)
Kimble v State (12/27/1996) sp-4453--
[Administrative Agencies] (No transcript, agency adopts h.o. decision)
Alaska Public Employees Association v State (12/27/1996) sp-4452--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Arbitrator award, broad discretion, gross error)
Snyder v. State (12/27/1996) sp-4451--
[Constitutional] (Due process, DWI blood tests, police duty to preserve potentially exculpatory evidence)
[Criminal] (DWI, independent blood tests; subsequent consent instruction)
Ninilchik Traditional Council, et al v. Noah (12/27/1996) sp-4450--
[Administrative Agencies] (DNR process for approving oil lease sales)
Ferguson v. Ferguson (12/20/1996) sp-4449--
[Family Law] (Fishing quota as marital property)
[Federal Issues] (Federal IFQ as marital property)
Trigg et al v City of Nome (12/20/1996) sp-4448--
[Municipal Corporations] (tort immunity when land not owned)
[Statutory Construction] (peculiar meaning vs common usage of words)
[Torts] (no liability, city failure to warn/abate)
Devaney v. State of Alaska, CSED (12/20/1996) sp-4447--
[Constitutional] (Lack of due process not always actionable)
[Family Law] (Amend error in support order using Rule 60(a), retroactive modification child support)
[Procedure, Civil] (Correcting clerical mistakes, Rule 60(a))
D.H. v. State (12/20/1996) sp-4446--
[Family Law] (CINA, three specific findings required)
J.F.E. v. J.A.S. (12/13/1996) sp-4445--
[Family Law] (supervised visitation)
Second Injury Fund v. Arctic Bowl (12/13/1996) sp-4444--
[Workers' Compensation] (100 week notice and 104 week payment requirements)
In the Disciplinary Matter involving Triem (12/06/1996) sp-4443--
[Attorneys and Judges] (Disciplinary proceeding)
R.F. v. S.S. and J.S. (12/06/1996) sp-4442--
[Family Law] (Termination of parental rights when H murders W)
McConkey v. Hart (11/29/1996) sp-4441--
[Procedure, Civil] (prejudgment interest: date accrues, future losses; Rule 68)
Safety National Casualty Corp. v. Pacific Employers Insurance Co. (11/29/1996) sp-4440--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (primary vs. excess insurer)
Kelly v. Kelly (11/22/1996) sp-4439--
[Attorneys and Judges] (fee based on relative economic situation)
[Family Law] (divided custody; finding must support award)
Myers v. Myers (11/22/1996) sp-4438--
[Family Law] (rehabilitative alimony)
Child Support Enforcement Div. v. Fry (11/22/1996) sp-4437--
[Family Law] (soc. sec. is credit toward support order)
Northern Timber Corp. v. Dep't. of Transportation (11/22/1996) sp-4436--
[Evidence] (parol evidence rule)
Area G Home and Landowners Ass'n. v. Anchorage (11/22/1996) sp-4435--
[Municipal Corporations] (service area election)
Waage v. Cutter Biological Division of Miles Labs (11/22/1996) sp-4434--
[Procedure, Civil] (discovery rule/equitable estoppel)
[Torts] (discovery rule/equitable estoppel; AIDS case)
D'Antorio v. State (11/22/1996) sp-4433--
[Criminal] (inventory searches; second glance)
Joyner v. Vitale (11/22/1996) sp-4432--
[Attorneys and Judges] (Rule 82 inapplicable when mortgage fixes fees)
[Contracts] (perform to a 3rd party is valid consideration)
[Real Estate] (assume mortgage; 3rd party beneficiary)
Reeves v. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. (11/22/1996) sp-4431--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (intellectual property: copyright/patent)
[Contracts] (implied contracts; quasi-contracts promissory estoppel; statute of frauds; good faith and fair dealing)
Jones v. Jones (11/15/1996) sp-4430--
[Attorneys and Judges] (attorney fees in UCCJA custody contest)
[Family Law] (attorney fees in UCCJA custody contest)
McCoy v. McCoy (11/15/1996) sp-4429--
[Family Law] (several property division rules)
Vachon v. Pugliese (11/08/1996) sp-4428--
[Family Law] (custodial parent leaves state)
Wagner v. Stuckagain Heights (11/08/1996) sp-4427--
[Workers' Compensation] (no simultaneous PPD and PTD)
Cissna v. Division of Elections (11/08/1996) sp-4426--
[Administrative Agencies] (election recount)
[Municipal Corporations] (election recount)
Matthews v. University of Alaska, Fairbanks (11/08/1996) sp-4425--
[Administrative Agencies] (finality of agency decision)
[Procedure, Appellate] (finality of agency decision)
State Farm Insurance Co. v. Bongen (11/08/1996) sp-4424--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (construe exlusions in policy)
[Torts] (property insurance exclusion)
Maddox v. River & Sea Marine, Inc. (11/08/1996) sp-4423--
[Torts] (no summary judgment for issues of negligence; legal causation; duty to warn)
Howarth v. Public Defender Agency (11/08/1996) sp-4421--
[Attorneys and Judges] (public defender malpractice case)
[Criminal] (collateral estoppel after no contest plea)
[Torts] (no recovery by intentional tortfeasor for another's negligence; legal causation)
Arnesen v. Anchorage Refuse, Inc. (11/01/1996) sp-4422--
[Workers' Compensation] (reemployment benefits, job within last ten years; IRS dependents in computing SWW)
Sever v. Alaska Pulp Corporation (10/25/1996) sp-4420--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (NLRA not binding on Alaska; employment tort requires contract)
[Contracts] (employment tort requires contract)
[Torts] (employment tort requires contract)
Griswold v. City of Homer (10/25/1996) sp-4419--
[Attorneys and Judges] (public interest litigant)
[Municipal Corporations] (spot zoning; council conflict of interest)
[Procedure, Appellate] (whether statute is wise not up to court)
[Statutory Construction] (whether statute is wise not up to court)
Richmond v. Pluid (10/25/1996) sp-4418--
[Family Law] (agreements to waive support)
[Procedure, Appellate] (court cases, retroactive application)
[Statutory Construction] (court cases, retroactive application)
In the Matter of Triem (10/25/1996) sp-4417
[Attorneys and Judges] (disciplinary proceeding)
Cummings v. Sea Lion Corporation (10/17/1996) sp-4416--
[Attorneys and Judges] (when conflict of interest = malpractice)
Hydaburg Cooperative Ass'n. v. Hydaburg Fisheries (10/17/1996) sp-4415--
[Federal Issues] (State cannot adjudicate tribal property)
[Procedure, Civil] (can challenge jurisdiction any time)
[Real Estate] (State cannot adjudicate triabal property)
Danco Exploration v. DNR (10/17/1996) sp-4414--
[Procedure, Civil] (statute must authorize interest against State)
Denali Federal Credit Union v. Lange (10/17/1996) sp-4413--
[Family Law] (when transfer between spouses is fraudulent)
[Procedure, Appellate] (define "final judgment")
[Procedure, Civil] (cannot deny jury trial validly made)
State v. Gilbert (10/11/1996) sp-4412--
[Criminal] (prosecutor comments in argument)
Sopcak v. Northern Mountain Helicopter Services (10/11/1996) sp-4411--
[Federal Issues] (Warsaw Convention)
[Procedure, Civil] (elements of collateral estoppel)
Huston v. Coho Electric (09/27/1996) sp-4410--
[Workers' Compensation] (Sec. 110(c), no new request for hearing required)
Geczy v. Dept. of Natural Resources (09/27/1996) sp-4409--
[Procedure, Appellate] (dismissal for failure to file record)
Gardner v. Harris (09/20/1996) sp-4408--
[Family Law] (separate vs. marital property; remand for findings)
Jaso v. McCarthy (09/20/1996) sp-4407--
[Attorneys and Judges] (Rule 68 fee award)
[Evidence] (evidence of insurance)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 68 fee award; evidence of insurance)
Smith v. Thompson (09/20/1996) sp-4406--
[Procedure, Civil] (Discovery rule; estoppel; equitable tolling)
Child Support Division v. Carrick (09/20/1996) sp-4405--
[Family Law] (credit for VA and SS support payments)
Wasserman v. Bartholomew (09/20/1996) sp-4404--
[Attorneys and Judges] (no time limit to disqualify judge)
[Evidence] (cumulative evidence; judicial notice)
[Procedure, Appellate] (issue waived when authorities not cited)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 37 sanctions for non-party witness)
Peninsula Correctional Health Care v. Dept. of Corrections (09/13/1996) sp-4403--
[Administrative Agencies] (Bids must be responsive to RFP)
[Procedure, Appellate] (standard of review; agency finding facts)
Muller v. BP Exploration Inc. (09/13/1996) sp-4402--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Human Rights Act; "marital status")
[Family Law] (Human Rights Act; "marital status")
[Statutory Construction] (three guidelines)
Voight v. Snowden (09/13/1996) sp-4401--
[Administrative Agencies] (exhaust admin remedies before suing; futility)
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (exhaust admin remedies before suing; futility)
T.B. v. State (09/06/1996) sp-4400--
[Family Law] (CINA, evidence must be "substantial")
F.T. v. Div. of Family & Youth Services (09/06/1996) sp-4399--
[Family Law] (CINA, unwilling to accept parent's care)
Tipton v. ARCO (09/06/1996) sp-4398--
[Procedure, Civil] (statute of limitation defense disfavored)
[Workers' Compensation] (sec. 110(c), request for hearing after cancellation)
Hayes v. Hayes (09/06/1996) sp-4397--
[Family Law] (prefer biological parent; out-of-state move)
Mount Juneau Enterprises, Inc. v. Juneau (09/06/1996) sp-4396--
[Administrative Agencies] (exhaust admin remedies before suing)
[Procedure, Appellate] (must appeal from admin ruling before suing)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 56(f) continuance requires affidavit)
[Real Estate] (inverse condemnation)
Thane Neighborhood Ass'n. v. Juneau (09/06/1996) sp-4395--
[Municipal Corporations] (piecemeal approval by plan commission)
Neal & Company v. Dillingham (08/30/1996) sp-4393--
[Contracts] (written notice satisfied by actual notice)
Pullen v. Ulmer (08/26/1996) sp-4394--
[Constitutional] (initiative cannot appropriate)
Lundquist v. Lundquist (08/16/1996) sp-4392--
[Family Law] (joint title presumes marital property; dividing inheritances, tort recovery; 50-50 split presumed equitable)
Usibelli Coal Mine v. Department of Natural Resources (08/16/1996) sp-4391--
[Administrative Agencies] (administrative res judicata; granting rule-making authority to agency)
[Procedure, Appellate] (defer to agency interpretation of regs)
[Statutory Construction] (statutes in pari materia)
Washington Insurance Guaranty Ass'n., v. Ramsey (08/16/1996) sp-4390--
[Procedure, Civil] (long-arm jurisdiction)
Hale v. Anchorage School District (08/16/1996) sp-4389--
[Workers' Compensation] (frequency standards for medical treatment)
Municipality of Anchorage v. Gentile (08/16/1996) sp-4388--
[Attorneys and Judges] (enhanced fee award in class action)
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (reducing retiree's medical benefits)
[Contracts] (rules of interpretation; covenant of good faith, when tort, when contract)
Ahwinona v. Alaska (08/16/1996) sp-4387--
[Evidence] (clear and convincing evidence to set aside release)
Capital Information Group v. State (08/16/1996) sp-4386--
[Administrative Agencies] (release of public records)
[Municipal Corporations] (release of public records)
[Procedure, Civil] (release of public records)
Airoulofski v. Alaska (08/16/1996) sp-4385--
[Procedure, Civil] (fast-track dismissal, lack of prosecution; unequivocal conduct required for waiver)
Smith v. Alaska (08/09/1996) sp-4384--
[Procedure, Appellate] (standard of review, summary judgment)
[Torts] (nature of undertaken duty, law or fact?)
M.B. v. Alaska (08/09/1996) sp-4383--
[Family Law] (paternity presumption; blood tests)
Arbelovsky v. Ebasco (08/09/1996) sp-4382--
[Procedure, Civil] (litigation-ending sanctions)
Gunderson v. UAF (08/09/1996) sp-4381--
[Administrative Agencies] (agency discretion, RFPs)
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation v. Alaska State Employees Association (08/02/1996) sp-4380--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (successor employer)
[Statutory Construction] (sliding scale)
Cook v. Botelho (08/02/1996) sp-4379--
[Constitutional] (appointment of commission members)
Groff v. Kohler (08/02/1996) sp-4378--
[Real Estate] (estoppel by deed; reformation)
Berkbigler v. Berkbigler (08/02/1996) sp-4377--
[Family Law] (adequate findings, Rule 90.3)
Tenala, Ltd., v. Fowler (08/02/1996) sp-4376--
[Real Estate] (adverse possession)
Javed v. DMV (07/26/1996) sp-4375--
[Administrative Agencies] (drivers license revocation hearing)
Notkin v. Notkin (07/26/1996) sp-4374--
[Family Law] (setting aside property settlment)
Great American Insurance Company v. The Buckaroo Club (07/26/1996) sp-4373--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (landlord-tenant insurance)
[Real Estate] (landlord-tenant insurance)
Miller v. Purvis (07/26/1996) sp-4372--
[Attorneys and Judges] (limited appeal of fee arbitration)
[Constitutional] (presumption of constitutionality)
[Statutory Construction] (presumption of constitutionality)
Konecky v. Camco Wireline, Inc. (07/26/1996) sp-4371--
[Statutory Construction] (clear statutes can' be judicially modified)
[Workers' Compensation] (entitlement to employment benefits)
In the Matter of J.W., W.W., and J.P.W. (07/19/1996) sp-4370--
[Family Law] (CINA, alcoholic vs. substance abuse)
Alaska Travel Specialists, Inc. v. First National Bank of Anchorage (07/19/1996) sp-4369--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (credit card transactions)
[Damages] (lost profits can not be speculative)
[Procedure, Civil] (summary judgment, no findings required)
O'Callaghan v. Alaska (07/05/1996) sp-4368--
[Attorneys and Judges] (public interest litigant)
[Procedure, Appellate] (moot issues)
[Procedure, Civil] (res judicata)
Bear Fritz Land Company v. Kachemak Bay Title Agency (07/05/1996) sp-4367--
[Contracts] (title insurance: marketability vs. market value)
[Real Estate] (title insurance: marketability vs. market value)
Taylor v. McGlothlin (06/28/1996) sp-4366--
[Family Law] (pre.90.3 support agreements)
Fairbanks Police Department Chapter, APEA v. City of Fairbanks (06/28/1996) sp-4365--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (arbitrator award subject to legislative appropriation)
Boone v. Gipson (06/28/1996) sp-4364--
[Family Law] (retroactive application of 90.3)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 77(k); response to reconsideration)
Sulkosky v. Morrison-Knudsen (06/28/1996) sp-4363--
[Workers' Compensation] (PTD can be modified; SGE)
Edwards v. Alaska Pulp Corporation (06/28/1996) sp-4362--
[Attorneys and Judges] (common fund doctrine; American rule)
Metcalfe Investments, Inc. v. Garrison et. al. (06/28/1996) sp-4361--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (covenant not to compete)
[Contracts] (covenant not to compete)
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Harrington (06/21/1996) sp-4360--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (define "policy limits" in "U" coverage)
R.R. v. State (06/21/1996) sp-4359--
[Constitutional] ("unconstitutionally vague" guidelines)
[Family Law] (CINA case, unable vs. unwilling to care)
[Statutory Construction] ("unconstitutionally vague" guidelines)
Stone v. International Marine Carriers, Inc. (06/21/1996) sp-4358--
[Federal Issues] (willful failure to pay injured seaman)
[Torts] (willful failure to pay injured seaman)
Todd v. State (06/21/1996) sp-4357--
[Criminal] (consecutive sentence, felony-murder rule)
Carlson v. Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission (06/21/1996) sp-4356--
[Administrative Agencies] (nonredident permit fees)
[Constitutional] (commerce clause; privileges and immunities)
Reichmann v. Dept. of Natural Resources (05/31/1996) sp-4355--
[Administrative Agencies] (preference rights; procedures manual vs. regulation)
Hatten v. Hatten (05/31/1996) sp-4354--
[Attorneys and Judges] (divorce fee request must be itemized)
[Family Law] (different dates for segregating/valuing property; tort recovery as marital or separate; fee request must be itemized)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 60(b)(1): time for filing)
Benedict v. Key Bank of Alaska (05/24/1996) sp-4353--
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 60(b): reasonable time vs. one year)
Hamilton v. Blackman (05/17/1996) sp-4352--
[Procedure, Civil] (must have pers. rep. to sue estate-cannot sue insurer. Rule 15(c), relation back)
Sandoval v. Sandoval (05/17/1996) sp-4351--
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 60(b): time for filing; burden of proof)
Child Support Enforcement Div. v. Demers (05/17/1996) sp-4350--
[Administrative Agencies] (CSED; judgment for support arrearage)
[Family Law] (judgment for support arrearage)
[Procedure, Civil] (no conditions on writ of execution)
Ben Lomond Inc., v. Railwater Terminal Co. (05/10/1996) sp-4349--
[Damages] (no proof by exact detail, but reasonable basis)
[Procedure, Appellate] (No JNOV appeal w/o motion for dir. verdict)
[Torts] (fraud v. breach of fiduciary duty)
Waller v. Stalnaker (05/10/1996) sp-4348--
[Administrative Agencies] (PERS refund precludes applying for benefits)
Young v. Hobbs (05/10/1996) sp-4347--
[Contracts] (contract requisites; informal agreement prior to settlement conference)
Stephens v. ITT/Felec Services (05/03/1996) sp-4346--
[Workers' Compensation] (presumption analysis; inadequate findings)
Barber v. Barber & Bank of America (05/03/1996) sp-4345--
[Probate] (dispute between trust beneficiaries)
[Procedure, Civil] (peremptory challenge of judge, Rule 42)
Meek v. Unocal (04/26/1996) sp-4344--
[Workers' Compensation] (reemployment benefits vs. PTD)
Landers v. Municipality of Anchorage (04/26/1996) sp-4343--
[Damages] (value of personal property)
Russell v. Criterion Ins. Co. (04/26/1996) sp-4342--
[Attorneys and Judges] (fees and cost restriction in insurance polcy)
[Contracts] (fees/costs restriction in insurance policy)
Todd v. State (04/26/1996) sp-4341
--- withdrawn and reissued as SP-4357 ---
Fitzgerald v. Puddicombe (04/26/1996) sp-4340--
[Real Estate] (RS 2477 right-of-way)
Ilardi v. Parker (04/19/1996) sp-4339--
[Procedure, Appellate] (remand for findings)
[Procedure, Civil] (homestead exemption)
[Real Estate] (homestead exemption)
Neilson v. Neilson (04/19/1996) sp-4337--
[Family Law] (use of tax return; self-employed expenses)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 60(b); one year vs. reasonable time)
O'Callaghan v. Alaska (04/12/1996) sp-4338--
[Constitutional] (Alaska's primary voting law)
Bowers Office Products, Inc., v. North Star Borough School District (04/12/1996) sp-4336--
[Attorneys and Judges] (amended Rule 82; no fee to prevailing party)
[Procedure, Civil] (law of case; amended Rule 82)
Mariscal v. Watkins (04/12/1996) sp-4335--
[Family Law] (findings to support custody conditions)
Rooney v. Rooney (04/12/1996) sp-4334--
[Family Law] (prefer biological parent; guardian recommend)
[Procedure, Civil] (collateral estoppel; law of the case)
Bird v. Starkey (04/04/1996) sp-4333--
[Family Law] (order not reviewable without findings)
[Procedure, Appellate] (order not reviewable without findings)
Era Aviation v. Campbell (03/29/1996) sp-4332--
[Administrative Agencies] (refund of unlawful tax/fee)
Parker v. Alaska Power Authority (03/29/1996) sp-4331--
[Real Estate] (mining; surface vs. mineral estate)
Tinker v. Veco, Inc. (03/29/1996) sp-4329--
[Workers' Compensation] (excusing 30-day notice of injury)
Brown v. Brown (03/29/1996) sp-4328--
[Family Law] (date of valuing property vs. date of determining marital and post-marital; presuming equal division is just; grandparent visit; rehabilitative alimony)
O'Callaghan v. Whittaker (03/20/1996) sp-4330
--- Withdrawn and reissued as SP-4338 ---
Matter of J.L.F and K.W.F. (03/15/1996) sp-4327--
[Family Law] (CINA, unable vs. unwilling to care; relatives willing to provide care; withholding consent to adopt)
Price v. Dahl (03/15/1996) sp-4326--
[Administrative Agencies] (comprehensive plan; zoning)
[Municipal Corporations] (all residents vote in referendum)
[Real Estate] (comprehensive plan; zoning)
Musser v. Johnson (03/08/1996) sp-4325--
[Family Law] (when property settlement not enforceable)
Kelso, AK Dept. Environ. Conservation v. Rybachek (03/08/1996) sp-4324--
[Administrative Agencies] (water quality; regs presumed valid)
Phillip Chokwak v. Les Worley and Ron Worley (03/08/1996) sp-4323--
[Constitutional] (statute met minimally rational standard)
[Statutory Construction] (plain meaning vs. sliding scale)
[Torts] (social host immunity, alcohol to minor)
Raris v. The Greek Corner (02/23/1996) sp-4322--
[Workers' Compensation] (out-of-state reemployment benefits)
French v. Chilkoot Charlie's (02/09/1996) sp-4321--
[Contracts] (good will, fair dealing: at-will employee)
[Damages] (not needed for defamation, per se)
[Procedure, Civil] (assertions won't avoid summary judgement)
[Torts] (gender discrimination, hostile work environment, defamation)
Lower Kuskokwim School District v. Foundation Services (02/02/1996) sp-4320--
[Administrative Agencies] (material variance in bids)
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (failure to file biennial report)
Turinsky v. Long (02/02/1996) sp-4319--
[Family Law] (support varied by custody/visitation)
[Procedure, Civil] (ex parte communication with judge)
Breck v. Moore (02/02/1996) sp-4318--
[Attorneys and Judges] (6-year/2-year limitations; discovery rule)
[Procedure, Appellate] (cost/supersedeas bonds)
[Procedure, Civil] (discovery rule)
Romulus v. Anchorage School District (02/02/1996) sp-4317--
[Contracts] (Wrongful discharge, exhaust remedies)
[Procedure, Appellate] (Wrongful discharge, notice of appeal rights)
[Torts] (Wrongful discharge, exhaust remedies)
Berger v. Alaska (01/26/1996) sp-4316--
[Administrative Agencies] (3,000 PFD assignments)
CH Kelly Trust v. Anchorage Board of Equalization (01/26/1996) sp-4315--
[Real Estate] (property tax assessment)
In the Matter of N. A. (01/26/1996) sp-4314--
[Family Law] (CINA case, unable vs. unwilling to care)
[Statutory Construction] (effect given to all provisions)
Van Alfen v.Van Alfen (01/26/1996) sp-4313--
[Family Law] (self-executing support increase)
Scott v. Briggs Way Co. (01/19/1996) sp-4311--
[Federal Issues] (Jones Act)
[Procedure, Appellate] (standard of review, summary judgment)
Taranto d/b/a Tundra Taxi v. North Slope Borough (01/19/1996) sp-4310--
[Municipal Corporations] (defamation action against)
[Procedure, Appellate] (standard of review, summary judgment)
[Torts] (defamation; respondeat superior)
McDow v. McDow (01/12/1996) sp-4312--
[Family Law] (UCCJA and PKPA; modify out-of-state custody)
Western Alaska Building & Construction Trades Council v. Inn-Vestment Associates of Alaska (01/12/1996) sp-4309--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Little Davis-Bacon)
Waskey v. Municipality of Anchorage (01/12/1996) sp-4308--
[Torts] (negligent investigation; false imprisonment)
Himschoot and Legislative Affairs Agency v. Shanley (01/05/1996) sp-4307--
[Workers' Compensation] (injury while traveling)
Victor v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. (01/05/1996) sp-4306--
[Contracts] (uninsured motorist coverage)
[Torts] (uninsured motorist coverage)
R. Davila v. R. Davila (12/29/1995) sp-4305--
[Family Law] (reasons for reorientation alimony)
Helmuth v. UAF (12/29/1995) sp-4304--
[Torts] (wrongful termination, insubordination)
Hawks v. State (12/29/1995) sp-4303--
[Torts] (IIED; NIED; no duty to identify crime victim)
R. Rodriguez v. J. Rodriguez (12/29/1995) sp-4302--
[Family Law] (post-separation mortgage payments; property acquired during separation)
[Procedure, Civil] (pro se litigent not fallowing civil rules, setting aside default; amending complaint)
F. Davila v. S. Davila (12/29/1995) sp-4301--
[Family Law] (separate vs. marital property; alimony)
Paul Wholesale et al v. State et al (12/22/1995) sp-4300--
[Administrative Agencies] (cancellation of agency bid invitation)
Johnson & Higgins of AK v. Blomfield (12/15/1995) sp-4299--
[Damages] (fundamentals of punitive damages)
[Evidence] (expert testimony in malpractice cases)
[Torts] (insurance agent malpractice)
Morris v. Morris (12/15/1995) sp-4298--
[Family Law] (settlement may include seperate property)
[Procedure, Appellate] (Rule 60(b) not substitute for appeal)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 60(b) not substitute for appeal)
K & L Distributors v. Kelly Electric (12/15/1995) sp-4297--
[Real Estate] (fixtures)
US v. Matanuska-Susitna Borough (12/08/1995) sp-4296--
[Municipal Corporations] (property tax on federal real estate)
In the Matter of Katchatag, Kelley v. Donohue (12/08/1995) sp-4295--
[Attorneys and Judges] (fee-splitting agreement)
Voss v. Brooks (12/08/1995) sp-4294--
[Real Estate] (reformation; merger of contract and deed; unmarried couple cannot hold title jointly)
Rogers v. Rogers (12/08/1995) sp-4293--
[Family Law] (UCCJA; forum non conveniens)
Cozzen v. Municipality of Anchorage (12/08/1995) sp-4292--
[Contracts] (union collective bargaining agreement)
[Torts] (wrongful discharge, exhaust remedies)
Gamble v. Northstore Partnership (12/08/1995) sp-4291--
[Procedure, Civil] (pleading affirmative defenses; pleadings construed liberally; Rule 56(f) extensions)
Dominish v. Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission (12/08/1995) sp-4290--
[Administrative Agencies] (CFEC proceedings)
[Procedure, Appellate] (standard of review, admin decisions)
Berger dba Frontier Financial Services v. Department of Revenue (12/01/1995) sp-4289
--- withdrawn and reissued as SP-4316 ---
University of Alaska v. Thomas Architectural Products, Inc. (12/01/1995) sp-4288--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (corp. capacity to sue)
Hoffmann v. Wirth (12/01/1995) sp-4287--
[Procedure, Civil] (awarding interest)
White Mountain Mining Partners v. Ptarmigan Company (11/24/1995) sp-4286--
[Procedure, Civil] (discovery violation sanctions)
North Slope Borough v. Barraza (11/24/1995) sp-4285--
[Municipal Corporations] (back pay for discharged employee)
[Torts] (wrongful termination; back pay)
D.D. v. Insurance Company of North America (11/24/1995) sp-4284--
[Contracts] (insurance contracts; duty to defend)
[Torts] (insurance contracts; duty to defend)
Child Support Enforcement Division v. Superior Court (11/24/1995) sp-4283--
[Attorneys and Judges] (fee: Soldiers' and Sailors' Relief Act)
[Family Law] (fee: Soldiers' and Sailors' Relief Act)
Dep't. of Fish & Game v. Meyer (11/17/1995) sp-4282--
[Administrative Agencies] (anti-discrimination law, procedure)
Sauve v. Winfree (11/17/1995) sp-4281--
[Workers' Compensation] (exclusive remedy, co-employee)
Waggoner v. Foster (11/09/1995) sp-4280--
[Family Law] (Rule 90.3 order must have adequate findings)
Columbia Mutual Insurance Co. v. State Farm Insurance Co. (11/09/1995) sp-4279--
[Contracts] (interpreting insurance contracts)
Child Support Enforcement Division v. Dunning (11/09/1995) sp-4278--
[Family Law] (CSED authority to fix new order)
Prazak v. Alaska Local No. 1 International Union of Bricklayers (10/27/1995) sp-4277--
[Procedure, Civil] (dismissal of fast-track case)
Totemoff v. Alaska (10/20/1995) sp-4276--
[Constitutional] (state can enforce game laws on fed. land)
[Criminal] (state can enforce game laws on fed. land)
[Federal Issues] (federal vs. state control of game laws)
[Statutory Construction] (ANILCA as controlling subsistence)
Nass v. Seaton (10/20/1995) sp-4275--
[Family Law] (support based on gifts, imputed income, business accounts, depreciation)
Palmer G. Lewis Co. v. Arco Chemical Co. (10/20/1995) sp-4274--
[Contracts] (indemnity among product liability defendants)
[Torts] (product liability; burden of proof)
Eyak Traditional Elders Council v. Sherstone, Inc., Eyak Corporation & Sound Development, Inc. (10/20/1995) sp-4273--
[Attorneys and Judges] (Rule 41 dismissal - public interest litigant)
Saltz v. Saltz (10/13/1995) sp-4272--
[Family Law] (Rule 82, reduce spousal support to judgment.)
Wright v. Wright (10/13/1995) sp-4271--
[Family Law] (valuing corp./goodwill; including tort and gift to child in marital estate; fee-vexatious conduct.)
Public Safety Employees Ass'n v. Alaska (10/06/1995) sp-4270--
[Administrative Agencies] ([rehearing of sp-4213] arbitrator is bound by applicable law)
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] ([rehearing of sp-4213] legislature must provide for pay raise)
Von Stauffenberg v. The Committee for an Honest & Ethical School Board (10/06/1995) sp-4269--
[Municipal Corporations] (Open Meetings Act)
In the Matter of Morrill (10/06/1995) sp-4268--
[Attorneys and Judges] (practicing while suspended)
Carroll v. Carroll (10/06/1995) sp-4267--
[Probate] (evaluation and sale of estate assets)
Fulton v. Lloyds of London (10/06/1995) sp-4266--
[Contracts] (construing insurance contracts)
Katmailand, Inc. v. Lake & Peninsula Borough (10/06/1995) sp-4265--
[Constitutional] (state/federal equal protection analysis)
[Municipal Corporations] (constitutionality of new tax)
McQueary v. McQueary (09/29/1995) sp-4263--
[Family Law] (value asset using present day value)
Zok v. Alaska (09/29/1995) sp-4262--
[Attorneys and Judges] (no ineffective assistance in civil cases)
[Damages] (nominal damages)
[Procedure, Appellate] (argue first in reply brief waived)
[Procedure, Civil] (challenge jury verdict before discharge)
[Torts] (false arrest; nominal damages)
Maynard v. State Farm Insurance Co. (09/29/1995) sp-4261--
[Contracts] (reimburse insurer for meds; adhesion contract)
[Procedure, Civil] (equitable and quasi estoppel)
Dansereau, et al. v. Ulmer (Election Case) (09/22/1995) sp-4264--
[Administrative Agencies] (challenge to Knowles election)
Burcina v. City of Ketchikan (09/22/1995) sp-4260--
[Criminal] (effect of nolo plea on civil claim)
[Procedure, Civil] (estoppel; claim based on criminal violation)
[Torts] (estoppel; claim based on criminal violation)
Osborne v. Construction v. Jordan and Alaska Insurance (09/15/1995) sp-4259--
[Workers' Compensation] (rebutting presumption of compensability)
Nielson and Domke v. Benton & Telfer (09/15/1995) sp-4258--
[Attorneys and Judges] (when to use amended Rule 82)
[Real Estate] (title clouds, opportunity to cure)
Kopanuk v. AVCP Regional Hospital (09/15/1995) sp-4257--
[Federal Issues] (HUD regs don't control state law)
[Procedure, Civil] (District Court limited jurisdiction)
[Real Estate] (FED not an "equitable" proceeding)
Abruska v. State (09/09/1995) sp-4256--
[Constitutional] (rights of offender, prison discipline)
[Criminal] (rights of offender, prison discipline)
Gunderson v. University of Alaska Fairbanks and Alaska Railroad Corporation (09/08/1995) sp-4255--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Antitrust; Noerr-Pennington)
[Federal Issues] (Antitrust; Noerr-Pennington)
Sanders v. Sanders (09/08/1995) sp-4254--
[Family Law] (support of child over 18)
Shade v. Anglo Alaska Service Corp. (09/08/1995) sp-4253--
[Procedure, Civil] (summary of Rule 56 guidelines)
[Torts] (summary of four essentials in negligence case)
Child Support Enforcement Agencey v. Alsop & Castleman (09/08/1995) sp-4252--
[Attorneys and Judges] (fee award in vexatious case)
[Family Law] (presumption/disestablishing paternity)
First Nationall Bank of Anchorage v. Office of Public Advocacy and Schlereth (09/08/1995) sp-4251--
[Probate] (no written findings, denial under Rule 60; premature denial without reply)
[Probate] (remove trustee)
Bromley v. Mitchel Marine Service (09/08/1995) sp-4250--
[Attorneys and Judges] (fee award when dismissal without prejudice)
[Procedure, Civil] (forum non conveniens)
Evans v. Brittain et al. (09/08/1995) sp-4249--
[Probate] (disallowance of claims against estate)
Alaska Public Utilities Commision v. Anchorage Telephone Utility (09/08/1995) sp-4248--
[Administrative Agencies] (implied power to rfund)
Compton v. Compton (09/08/1995) sp-4247--
[Family Law] (prenumptial agreements; property acquired during marriage with separate property)
Kenneth Haroldsen v. Omni Enterprises Inc., dba Swanson's (09/01/1995) sp-4246--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (employment discrimination)
[Contracts] (employment discrimination)
[Torts] (employment discrimination)
Lazy Mountan Land Club v. Matanuska-Susitna Borough Board of Adjustment and Appeal (09/01/1995) sp-4242--
[Municipal Corporations] (zoning; comprehensive plan)
[Real Estate] (zoning; comprehensive plan)
Spenard Action Committee v. Evergreen Subdivision (08/25/1995) sp-4245--
[Attorneys and Judges] (public interest litigant)
[Evidence] (police as experts; admit non-party conviction)
[Procedure, Civil] (discovery violations, sanctions/fees)
[Real Estate] (abate nuisance, burden of proof)
Child Support Enforcement Div. v. Dean (& Cross) (08/25/1995) sp-4244--
[Family Law] (past due support is judgment)
[Procedure, Civil] (action on judgment vs. execution)
[Statutory Construction] (Oregon statutes/case law as precedent)
Alaska v. Teller Native Corporation (08/25/1995) sp-4243--
[Constitutional] (condemnation, pay based on actual loss)
[Real Estate] (landlord-tenant, ownership of improvements)
In the Matter of McNally (08/18/1995) sp-4241--
[Attorneys and Judges] (sanctions against District Attorney)
Estate of Stewart Eric Brandon, Jr. (08/18/1995) sp-4240--
Sharpe v. Trail (08/18/1995) sp-4239--
[Torts] (wrongful eviction; bad faith)
B. McQuade v. P. McQuade (08/18/1995) sp-4238--
[Family Law] (custodial parent move out-of-state; desirable not to separate siblings in custody order)
Dept. of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement Div. v. Dunning (08/18/1995) sp-4237
[Family Law] (CSED authority to fix new order)
Kodiak Seafood Processors v. Alaska Department of Fish and Game (08/11/1995) sp-4235--
[Administrative Agencies] (test fisheries)
[Attorneys and Judges] (public interest litigant)
Totemoff v. State of Alaska (08/07/1995) sp-4236
[Constitutional] (state can enforce game laws on federal land)
[Federal Issues] (federal vs. state control of game laws)
--- Witdrawn and reissued as SP-4276 ---
[Statutory Construction] (ANILCA as controlling subsistence)
Brodigan v. AK Dept. of Revenue (07/28/1995) sp-4234--
[Administrative Agencies] (PFD when absent from state)
Bishop v. MOA & Anchorage Telephone Utility (07/28/1995) sp-4233--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (wrongful discharge; insubordination)
[Torts] (wrongful discharge; insubordination)
Tulkisarmute Native Community Council & Tuluksak v. Heinze & Davidge (07/28/1995) sp-4232--
[Constitutional] (water use rights)
[Real Estate] (water use rights)
Abbott, Shank, & Shank v. Kodiak Island Borough (07/28/1995) sp-4231--
[Attorneys and Judges] (public interest litigant)
Nenana City School District v. Arlene Coghill (07/21/1995) sp-4229--
[Administrative Agencies] (strict compliance, licensing statutes)
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (teacher tenure, lapsed license)
Carr Gottstein Properties v. Department of Natural Resources (07/14/1995) sp-4230--
[Administrative Agencies] (lease-purchase agreements)
[Constitutional] (constitutional restriction on debt)
[Contracts] (lease-purchase agreements)
K.E. v.J. W. (07/14/1995) sp-4228--
[Family Law] (estoppel to prevent denial of paternity)
McGilvary v. Hansen (06/30/1995) sp-4227--
[Procedure, Civil] (sanctions for discovery violation)
Estate of Day v. Willis (06/30/1995) sp-4226--
[Torts] (no duty owed fleeing offender; spoliation)
State v. Albert (06/23/1995) sp-4225--
[Constitutional] (CR 39, repayment of costs by indigents)
[Criminal] (CR 39, repayment of costs by indigents)
Revelle v. Marston (06/16/1995) sp-4224--
[Constitutional] (no liberty interest, at-will employee)
[Contracts] (covenant good faith-fair dealing)
[Municipal Corporations] (discharge of at-will employee, violation of Open Meetings Act)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 15, prejudice when complaint amended)
In the Matter of Mendel (06/16/1995) sp-4223--
[Attorneys and Judges] (attorney's contempt citation)
[Procedure, Civil] (discovery from attorney concerning client)
A. H. v. W. P. (06/09/1995) sp-4222--
[Family Law] (parent's mental health as change of circumstance.)
[Procedure, Appellate] (failure to brief, cite authority waives issue)
State, Dept. of Revenue, Permanent Fund v. Bradley (06/09/1995) sp-4221--
[Administrative Agencies] (denial of PFD to part-time student)
AK Pulp Corp. & AK Timber Ins. v. Trading Union Inc. & AK National Ins. Corp. (06/09/1995) sp-4220--
[Workers' Compensation] (last injurious exposure, issue of fact)
M. R. S. v. State (06/09/1995) sp-4219--
[Criminal] (psychotherapist-patient privilege)
[Evidence] (psychotherapist-patient privilege)
Fairbanks North Star Borough v. Lakeview Enterprises, Inc., Rahoi, & City of Fairbanks (06/09/1995) sp-4218--
[Attorneys and Judges] (enhanced Rule 82 fee based on Rule 68)
[Procedure, Civil] (precluding testimony as discovery sanction; enhanced Rule 82 fee based on Rule 68)
[Real Estate] (inverse condemnation, limitations)
Gibeau v. Kollsman Inst. Co. (06/09/1995) sp-4217--
[Workers' Compensation] (no lump sum attorney fee award)
Estate of Stewart Eric Brandon, Jr. (06/02/1995) sp-4216
--- Withdrawn and reissued as 4240 ---
Beilgard v. State (06/02/1995) sp-4215--
[Torts] (convict can't sue for damages)
Staso v. Depts. of Transportation & Administration (05/26/1995) sp-4214--
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 42(c), judge disqualification)
Public Safety Employees Local 92 v. Alaska (05/26/1995) sp-4213--
[Administrative Agencies] (arbitrator is bound by applicable law)
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (legislature must provide for pay raise)
Andrews v. Bradshaw (05/26/1995) sp-4212--
[Procedure, Civil] (discovery: truth, not gamesmanship)
Kalenka v. Taylor dba Colony builders (05/26/1995) sp-4211--
[Damages] (no punitives in contract cases)
[Real Estate] (restrictive covenants)
Chiropractors for Justice v. Workers Compensation Board (05/19/1995) sp-4210--
[Constitutional] (equal protection, due process)
[Workers' Compensation] (frequency standards)
Chizmar(s) v. Mackie (05/19/1995) sp-4209--
[Damages] (window of anxiety; economic loss in divorce; good discussion of punitive damages)
[Torts] (emotional distress without physical injury; AIDS diagnosis, breach of confidentiality, loss of consortium; IIED and NIED)
Williams v. Workers Compensation Board (05/19/1995) sp-4208--
[Workers' Compensation] (stress claims)
Child Support Enforcement Div. v. Dean (& Cross) (05/19/1995) sp-4207
--- withdrawn and reissued as sp-4244 ---
Neal & Co. v. AVCP Reg. Housing Corp. (05/19/1995) sp-4206--
[Contracts] (contract interpretation)
[Evidence] (parole evidence rule)
Aetna v. Marion Equipment Co. (05/19/1995) sp-4205--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (indemnity clause, equipment lease)
[Contracts] (indemnity clause, equipment lease)
[Torts] (reckless indifference=willful misconduct)
Shepherd v. Dept. of Fish & Game (05/19/1995) sp-4204--
[Administrative Agencies] (nonresident hunters; Board of Game)
[Constitutional] (nonresident hunters; Board of Game)
Jackinsky v. Jackinsky (05/12/1995) sp-4202--
[Procedure, Civil] (res judicata vs. collateral estoppel)
Sweet v. Sisters of Providence (05/12/1995) sp-4200--
[Evidence] (missing medical records; presumption)
[Procedure, Civil] (limits on use of depositions)
[Torts] (missing medical records; informed consent)
Ahtna, Inc., v. Ebasco (05/12/1995) sp-4199--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (arbitration)
[Contracts] (arbitration)
Chiropractors for Justice v. Worker's Comp. Bd. (05/12/1995) sp-4198--
--- Withdrawn and reissued as 4210 ---
Journey v. Alaska (05/12/1995) sp-4197--
[Criminal] (expunging criminal record)
Estate of Arrowwood v. Alaska (05/12/1995) sp-4196--
[Evidence] (recorded interview, admissibility)
[Torts] (state sovereign immunity)
Alaska v. United Cook Inlet Drift Ass'n. (05/12/1995) sp-4195--
[Administrative Agencies] (All-Alaskan subsistence)
[Constitutional] (All-Alaskan subsistence)
[Procedure, Civil] (collateral estoppel against State)
Rosier v. Kenaitze Indian Tribe (05/09/1995) sp-4201--
[Administrative Agencies] (subsistence; Board of Fisheries)
[Constitutional] (equal access; subsistence)
Sumner v. Eagle Nest Hotel (05/05/1995) sp-4194--
[Procedure, Appellate] (waive issue first argued in reply brief)
[Workers' Compensation] (payment date for lump sum PPI)
Alaska Dept of Revenue v. Merriouns (05/05/1995) sp-4193--
[Administrative Agencies] (late-filed PFD application)
[Evidence] (postmark, presumption mailing date)
Pet. for Inc. of City & Boro of Yakutat v. Lcl. Bdry. Comm'n. (04/28/1995) sp-4192--
[Administrative Agencies] (Local Boundary commision)
[Statutory Construction] ('shall'=mandatory; harmonious construction)
Chizmar v. Mackie (04/28/1995) sp-4191
--- Withdrawn and reissued as 4209 ---
Moore v. Moore (04/28/1995) sp-4190--
[Family Law] (support when income $60,000+, mortgage)
Feichtinger v. Municipality of Anchorage (04/28/1995) sp-4189--
[Attorneys and Judges] (fee award, abuse of discretion)
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (arbitral immunity)
[Municipal Corporations] (arbitral immunity)
[Procedure, Appellate] (fee award, abuse of discretion)
Sweet v. Sisters of Providence (04/14/1995) sp-4188--
--- Withdrawn and reissued as SP-4200 ---
Keane v. Boundary Commission (04/14/1995) sp-4187--
[Administrative Agencies] (municipality providing services)
[Procedure, Civil] (stay criteria same as preliminary injunction)
Anchorage v. Coffey (04/14/1995) sp-4186--
[Administrative Agencies] (judging credibility of witnesses)
[Evidence] (credibility with unanimous testimony)
[Municipal Corporations] (permanent disability benefits)
[Procedure, Appellate] (standards for admin agency appeals)
Lewis v. Commercial Fisheries Entry Comm. (03/31/1995) sp-4185--
[Administrative Agencies] (CFEC case)
In the Matter of Mendel (03/31/1995) sp-4184
--- Withdrawn and reissued as SP-4223 ---
Pan-Alaska Const. v. State Dept. of Admin. (03/24/1995) sp-4183--
[Administrative Agencies] (reimburse bid preparation costs)
[Constitutional] (equal protection, sliding scale)
Bauman v. Day (03/24/1995) sp-4182--
[Contracts] (discovery rule in contract cases)
[Procedure, Civil] (2-yr., 6-yr., 10-yr. statute of limitation)
[Real Estate] (setting aside foreclosure)
Cluff v. Nana-Marriott et al. (03/24/1995) sp-4181--
[Workers' Compensation] (lent employee; tryout exception)
Mount Juneau Enterprises v. Juneau Empire (03/17/1995) sp-4180--
[Constitutional] (First Amendment, defamation)
[Torts] (defamation, libel, public figure)
Viveca L. Howlett V. Steven E. Howlett (03/10/1995) sp-4179--
[Family Law] (need findings for modification order)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 77, defective opposition)
Ahtna, inc. V. Ebasco Constructors, Inc. (03/10/1995) sp-4178
--- Withdrawn and reissued as SP-4199. ---
A.M. V. State (03/10/1995) sp-4177--
[Family Law] (terminate parental rights-abandonment; parent in jail; ICWA 'remedial efforts' requirement)
Linda W. Myers V. Sidney L. Robertson Sr. (03/10/1995) sp-4176--
[Procedure, Civil] (adversity required for jurisdiction; advise jury of insurance in intra-family litigation)
[Torts] (intra-family litigation; negligent party may not benefit from its own negligent acts)
Huf v. Arctic Alaska Drilling Co. (03/03/1995) sp-4175--
[Workers' Compensation] (exclusive remedy, partnership)
Williams v. Mammoth of Alaska (03/03/1995) sp-4174--
[Workers' Compensation] (exclusive remedy, partnership)
Jonathan v. Doyon Drilling, Inc. (03/03/1995) sp-4173--
[Workers' Compensation] (meaning of 'claim'; section 110(c))
Miller v. Miller (03/03/1995) sp-4172--
[Family Law] (Rule 90.3, social security offset)
[Procedure, Appellate] (can't appeal issue not raised below)
Glascock v. State (02/24/1995) sp-4171--
[Administrative Agencies] (licence suspension, out-of-state DWI)
Peninsula Marketing Association v. Rosier (02/24/1995) sp-4170--
[Administrative Agencies] (Board of Fisheries, False Pass regs)
[Statutory Construction] (give effect to all sections of act)
Bowman v. Blair (02/17/1995) sp-4169--
[Attorneys and Judges] (Rule 82, pre-litigation fees)
[Procedure, Civil] (affirmative defense, burden of proof)
[F] Keener v. State (02/17/1995) sp-4168--
[Procedure, Civil] (laches, quasi estoppel, stat. limit.)
[Real Estate] (right-of-way, road construction)
Stormont v. Astoria Limited (02/17/1995) sp-4167--
[Contracts] (rescind contract based on mistake)
[Real Estate] (rescind contract based on mistake)
Kenai Peninsula Borough v. Associated Grocers (02/10/1995) sp-4166--
[Municipal Corporations] (limited authority to legislate)
[F] von Gemmingen v. 1st Nat'l Bank of Anchorage (02/10/1995) sp-4165--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (assign accounts; garnishment)
[Procedure, Civil] (garnishment)
[F] Marlow v. Municipality of Anchorage (02/10/1995) sp-4164--
[Municipal Corporations] (construing municipal ordinance)
[Statutory Construction] (construing municipal ordinance)
American Restaurant Group v. Clark (02/10/1995) sp-4163--
[Administrative Agencies] (managerial employee, overtime pay)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 56; issues of fact)
Cluff v. NANA-Marriott, et al (01/27/1995) sp-4162
--- Withdrawn and reissued as SP-4181 ---
Alaska Telecom, Inc. v. R. Schafer (01/27/1995) sp-4161--
[Constitutional] (long-arm jurisdiction)
[Procedure, Civil] (long-arm jurisdiction)
Robert Wainwright v. Karen Wainwright (01/13/1995) sp-4160--
[Family Law] (non-vested pension)
Navistar Int'l Trans. Corp. v. F. Pleasant (12/30/1994) sp-4159--
[Damages] (apportionment, window period)
Alaskans for Legislative Reform et al v. J. Coghill (12/30/1994) sp-4158--
[Constitutional] (no amendment by initiative)
In the Matter of T.W.R., J.P.M., and P.S.R. (12/23/1994) sp-4157--
[Family Law] (terminate parental rights; CINA Rule 15)
D. Denardo v. State of Alaska (12/23/1994) sp-4156--
[Real Estate] (recording deeds for Russian land)
Stepovak-Shumagin Set Net Assn. v. Alaska Board of Fisheries (12/09/1994) sp-4155--
[Administrative Agencies] (standard of review, adoption of agency regs)
A. Roeckl and Fermell Co. v. FDIC (12/02/1994) sp-4154--
[Real Estate] (grantee in deed-assumed name)
D.M. v. D.A. (12/02/1994) sp-4153--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (valuing partnership assets)
[Procedure, Civil] (reformation of instrument)
[Real Estate] (reform deed; tenants in common presumed ½- ½)
Lake and Peninsula Borough v. Local Boundary Commission, et al (12/02/1994) sp-4152--
[Administrative Agencies] (borough boundaries not determined by voters)
[Evidence] (laches not a defense in actions at law)
[Procedure, Civil] (laches not a defense in actions at law)
P. McAdoo v. M. Diaz et al (11/25/1994) sp-4151--
[Administrative Agencies] (elder abuse reporting)
[Torts] (defamation, statutory retaliation)
J. Lythgoe v. J. Guinn (11/25/1994) sp-4150--
[Torts] (absolute quasi-judicial immunity)
M. Dewey v. H. Dewey (11/25/1994) sp-4149--
[Family Law] (support order against stepparent)
[Procedure, Civil] (Civil Rule 60)
Witmer v. G. Kellen and Wit-Rey, d/b/a Kentucky Fried Chicken (11/25/1994) sp-4148--
[Workers' Compensation] (exclusive remedy, corporate officer)
Bauman v. Day (11/25/1994) sp-4147--
[Contracts] (discovery rule applies)
[Procedure, Civil] (2-year, 6-year, 10-year st. of limitations)
[Real Estate] (setting aside foreclosure)
In the Matter of Beconovich (11/18/1994) sp-4146--
[Attorneys and Judges] (admission-failure to respond)
Underwater Const. Inc. et al v. Shirley and Alaska Workers' Comp. (11/04/1994) sp-4144--
[Workers' Compensation] (social security offset)
Underwater Const. Inc. et al v. Shirley (11/04/1994) sp-4143--
[Workers' Compensation] (TTD vs. PTD; controvert and attorney fees)
L. Capener v. Tanagusix Corp. (11/04/1994) sp-4142--
[Federal Issues] ("occupant" under ANCSA)
[Statutory Construction] (ambiguous laws affecting Natives)
Alaska Dept. of Corrections v. Kila, Inc. (11/04/1994) sp-4141--
[Procedure, Civil] (service on state; default judgment)
M. McCarter v. Alaska National Insurance Co. (11/04/1994) sp-4140--
[Workers' Compensation] (§105 subrogation)
S.L. v. J.H. (10/28/1994) sp-4139--
[Family Law] (fee award for modification/enforcement)
[Procedure, Civil] (beware: order on unopposed motion)
C.A.S., P.K.S. and B.S. v. State of Alaska (10/21/1994) sp-4138--
[Family Law] (release of info in CINA case)
J. Foster v. E. Foster (10/21/1994) sp-4137--
[Family Law] (unequal property division)
Devincenzi and Richmond v. M. Wright, d/b/a Mike's Mechanics (10/21/1994) sp-4136--
[Attorneys and Judges] (counsel withdraw; continuance)
[Procedure, Civil] (counsel withdraw; continuance)
Gilmore v. AK Workers' Comp, Timber Insurance Exc. and Klukwan (10/14/1994) sp-4135--
[Workers' Compensation] (wage comp. stat. unconstitutional)
Capener v. Tanadgusix Corp. (10/07/1994) sp-4134
--- withdrawn and reissued as 4142 ---
Willner's Fuel Distributors v. R. Noreen and T. Rosson (10/07/1994) sp-4133--
[Attorneys and Judges] (fiduciary duty of corporate counsel)
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (fiduciary duty of corporate counsel; response to levy)
Slagle and Aviation Associates v. Temso Helicopters, Inc. (10/07/1994) sp-4132--
[Contracts] (covenant-not-to-compete)
[Procedure, Appellate] (must object to instruct. to appeal)
[Procedure, Civil] (must object to instruct. to appeal)
Gonzales v. Safeway Stores, Inc. (10/07/1994) sp-4131--
[Attorneys and Judges] (redacted bill okay for fee award)
[Constitutional] (Dram Shop Act is constitutional)
[Procedure, Appellate] (redacted bill okay for fee award)
[Torts] (immunity from tort; criminal negligence)
Jensen and Lindholm v. Goresen, F/V Poseidon (10/07/1994) sp-4130--
[Evidence] (prior convictions, when admissible)
[Torts] (conversion, nature of poss. required)
State of Alaska v. H. Palmer (10/07/1994) sp-4129--
[Statutory Construction] (parts of hunting statute/reg severable)
In the Matter of Adoption of J.M.F. (09/30/1994) sp-4128--
[Family Law] (consent of natural parent; adoption)
Sweet v. Sisters of Providence (09/30/1994) sp-4127--
[Evidence] (missing medical records)
[Procedure, Civil] (limits on use of depositions)
[Torts] (missing med. records; informed consent)
Toney v. Fairbanks North Star Borough School District (09/30/1994) sp-4126--
[Administrative Agencies] (teacher fired for sex with student)
Gillispie v. B & B Foodland (09/30/1994) sp-4125--
[Workers' Compensation] (presumption analysis; credibility)
Underwood v. Hickel, State of Alaska and Dept. of Revenue (09/30/1994) sp-4124--
[Constitutional] (right to PFD; ex post facto law)
B. Karpuleon v. D. Karpuleon (09/30/1994) sp-4123--
[Family Law] (self-executing support agreement)
Gallant v. Weed (09/30/1994) sp-4122--
[Family Law] (QDRO in ERISA pensions; need for findings)
Ferguson and MOA v. Citizens for Representative Governance et al (09/16/1994) sp-4120--
[Attorneys and Judges] (public interest litigants)
[Municipal Corporations] (school board recall election)
[Procedure, Appellate] (stare decisis)
Norcon Inc. and Eagle Pacific Ins. Co. v. Siebert and Alaska Workers' Comp. (09/09/1994) sp-4119--
[Workers' Compensation] (presumption analysis)
C. Cox v. V. Cox (09/09/1994) sp-4118--
[Family Law] (all aspects of prop. div.; standard of rev.)
Binder v. Fairbanks Historical Preservation and AK Nat'l Insurance (08/26/1994) sp-4117--
[Workers' Compensation] (limits on reemployment benefits)
DOT and State of Alaska v. North Slope Borough and Tanana Chiefs (08/26/1994) sp-4116--
[Administrative Agencies] (Dalton Highway; repeal of regulations)
N. Alaska Env. Center et al v. Alaska Public Utilities Comm. (08/26/1994) sp-4115--
[Administrative Agencies] (consider environ. at HCCP; define quorum)
[Municipal Corporations] (definition of quorum)
[Statutory Construction] (definition of quorum)
Pride v. Harris and Suburban Propane (08/23/1994) sp-4121--
[Attorneys and Judges] (recusal for prior adverse decision)
[Contracts] (accord and satisfaction)
[Procedure, Civil] (vacated judgment not res judicata)
Risch v. Alaska Railroad Corp. and Alaska Dept. of Labor (08/19/1994) sp-4114--
[Administrative Agencies] (unemployment denied, ee w/marijuana)
Alaska Dept. of Revenue v. A. H. (08/19/1994) sp-4113--
[Family Law] (presumption of paternity; CSED pays)
C. Cox v. V. Cox (08/19/1994) sp-4112
--- withdrawn and reissued as 4118 ---
Willner's Fuel Distributors v. R. Noreen and T. Rosson (08/19/1994) sp-4111
--- withdrawn and reissued as 4133 ---
Fairbanks School District v. Duncan (08/05/1994) sp-4110--
[Constitutional] (right to jury trial)
Douglas v. Alaska Department of Revenue (08/05/1994) sp-4109--
[Constitutional] (hearing w/o factual dispute)
[Family Law] (rule 90.3 applies to inmate)
Patterson v. Matanuska Maid et al (08/05/1994) sp-4108--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (arbitrator award; "hybrid claims")
[Procedure, Appellate] (appealing from multiple claims)
[Torts] (grievance statement, no defamation)
R.E. et al v. State of Alaska (07/29/1994) sp-4107--
[Torts] (state licensing of child care; immunity)
Legge v. Greig (07/29/1994) sp-4106--
[Procedure, Appellate] (appeal after dismissal; briefs)
[Procedure, Civil] (dismissal to expedite appeal)
Kila, Inc. v. Alaska Depts. of Administration and Correction, and Allvest, Inc. (07/08/1994) sp-4105--
[Administrative Agencies] (government contracts; open meeting law)
[Contracts] (government contract)
Dwight v. Humana Hospital et al (07/08/1994) sp-4104--
[Workers' Compensation] (second "IME"; conflicting med. evid.)
R. Skvarch v. P. Skvarch (07/08/1994) sp-4103--
[Family Law] (modify alimony vs. prop. settlement)
In the Matter of J. Wiederholt (07/08/1994) sp-4102--
[Attorneys and Judges] (disbarment from multiple grievances)
[Real Estate] (offset bid reduces/eliminated judg.)
Moesh v. Anch. Sand and Gravel and Alaska Nat'l Insurance (07/08/1994) sp-4101--
[Workers' Compensation] (eligibility for reemployment benefits)
Pacific Marine Ins. of Alaska v. Harvest States Cooperative (07/01/1994) sp-4100--
[Probate] (trustee/beneficiary as parties)
[Procedure, Civil] (collateral estoppel; Rule 19)
Davila v. Davila (07/01/1994) sp-4099--
[Family Law] (rehab vs. reorient alimony)
Gallant v. Weed (07/01/1994) sp-4098
--- withdrawn and reissued as sp-4122 ---
Norcon Inc. and Eagle Pacific Ins. Co. v. Siebert and Alaska Workers' Comp. (07/01/1994) sp-4097
--- withdrawn and reissued as 4119 ---
Campion v. Alaska Housing Assistance Division (07/01/1994) sp-4096--
[Constitutional] (full faith and credit)
[Procedure, Civil] (service by mail; collateral estoppel)
Miscovich Mining Company v. Tryck, Miscovich and State of Alaska (06/17/1994) sp-4095--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (mining law issues)
[Procedure, Civil] (waiver, estoppel and laches)
[Real Estate] (quiet title vs. ejectment)
Mattox v. Alaska Child Support Enforcement Division (06/17/1994) sp-4094--
[Evidence] (admissibility of DNA tests)
[Family Law] (DNA tests)
Moore v. Alaska Dept. of Transportation (06/17/1994) sp-4093--
[Administrative Agencies] (exhaustion of remedies)
[Constitutional] (State merit system)
[Procedure, Civil] (exhaustion of remedies)
A. and W. Hughes v. Diamond Mini-Storage et al (06/10/1994) sp-4092--
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 37 sanctions; Rule 36 Admissions)
Novak's Fuel Dist. v. Orca Oil Company (06/10/1994) sp-4091--
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 41(e) dismissal; service by mail; discovery of A.G. investigative records)
Hub City Construction Co. v. Wade and De Young, Inc. (06/10/1994) sp-4088--
[Attorneys and Judges] (disc. rule, malpractice; fee arb.)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 12 vs. Rule 56; Rule 13 counterclaims; res judicata vs. collateral estoppel)
Puhlman v. Turner (05/27/1994) sp-4090--
[Constitutional] (long arm jurisdiction)
[Family Law] (long-arm jurisdiction)
Hickel et al v. Cowper (05/27/1994) sp-4089--
[Constitutional] (budget reserve fund)
[Statutory Construction] (constitutionality of statute)
Homer Electric Assoc. v. Geolar, Inc. and Gilbert/Commonwealth Inc. (05/27/1994) sp-4087--
[Contracts] (interference by agent)
[Damages] (actual cost vs. total cost)
State Leasing and Equip. v. Wichman (05/27/1994) sp-4086--
[Damages] (apportionment)
[Procedure, Civil] (apportionment, joining co-defendants)
[Statutory Construction] (construe to be harmonious)
[Torts] (apportionment, joining co-defendants)
[Workers' Compensation] (exclusive remedy)
Bering Strait School District v. RLI Ins. Co. and Lexington Ins. Co. (05/20/1994) sp-4084--
[Contracts] (construing insurance contracts)
[Procedure, Appellate] (any port in a storm)
Anchorage School District v. Murdock (05/20/1994) sp-4083--
[Workers' Compensation] (standing to raise const. issues)
Diamond v. Wagstaff (05/13/1994) sp-4082--
[Attorneys and Judges] (malpractice, stat. limit. fact issue)
[Procedure, Civil] (Judgment NOV; New Trial)
Whitehall Properties v. Anchorage Equal Rights Commision (05/13/1994) sp-4081--
[Constitutional] (discriminate, marital status)
Romero v. Alaska Financial Services (05/13/1994) sp-4080--
[Procedure, Civil] (notice in small claims court)
Beesley et al v. Van Doren (05/13/1994) sp-4079--
[Attorneys and Judges] (malpractice, toll stat. limitation)
[Procedure, Appellate] (stare decisis)
In the Matter of the Estate of Chet Adkins (05/13/1994) sp-4078--
[Attorneys and Judges] (attorney "switching sides")
[Probate] (relinquishment agreement)
[Procedure, Appellate] (cannot appeal once pleadings withdrawn)
City of Dillingham v. CH2M Hill Northwest, Inc. (04/29/1994) sp-4077--
[Contracts] (construction K's, limit liability)
[Statutory Construction] (sliding scale; legislative history)
Morry v. Wilson and State of Alaska (04/29/1994) sp-4076--
[Torts] (claim against St., enforce invalid reg.)
Newton v. Magill's Trailer Park (04/29/1994) sp-4075--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (landlord-tenant tort liability)
[Procedure, Appellate] (appeal after reconsideration)
[Procedure, Civil] (unopposed summary judgment, Rule 56)
[Torts] (landlord-tenant tort liability)
Smith and Bynum v. Alaska Dept. of Corrections (04/29/1994) sp-4074--
[Administrative Agencies] (Parole Board, due process)
[Constitutional] (Parole Board, overbreadth doctrine)
[Criminal] (parole vs. probation)
Chuit River Lodge v. Hamilton (04/22/1994) sp-4073--
[Attorneys and Judges] (post-judgment fees and costs)
Perry v. Madlock (04/08/1994) sp-4072--
[Family Law] (effect of terminating parental rights)
[Procedure, Civil] (attack void judgment, Rule 60)
Andrews v. Engineers-Employers Training Trust Fund (04/08/1994) sp-4071--
[Contracts] (ERISA preempts state claims)
[Torts] (ERISA preempts state claims)
Kenai Borough v. Port Graham Corporation (04/08/1994) sp-4070--
[Attorneys and Judges] ("costs" include attorney fees)
[Constitutional] (statutory law vs. common law)
[Municipal Corporations] (property taxes on ANCSA land)
[Procedure, Civil] (stat. of limitation, property tax)
[Real Estate] (stat. of limitation, property tax)
[Statutory Construction] (statutory law vs. common law)
Hickel v. Halford and Cowper et al (04/04/1994) sp-4069--
[Administrative Agencies] (attributes of admin. proceeding)
[Constitutional] (budget reserve fund)
P. Hanlon v. J. Hanlon (03/25/1994) sp-4068--
[Family Law] (date marriage ends; spousal support)
Peloza v. Freas (03/25/1994) sp-4067--
[Constitutional] (residency requirements)
[Statutory Construction] (constitutionality under equal rights)
M. Evans v. D. Evans (03/11/1994) sp-4066--
[Family Law] (child custody, statutory factors)
Division of Agriculture Loan Fund v. Carpenter (03/04/1994) sp-4065--
[Contracts] (express disclaimer; misrepresent; mutual mistakes; commercial impracticability)
Basel et al v. Westward Trawlers et al (03/04/1994) sp-4064--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (essentials of joint venture)
[Federal Issues] (admiralty, state law)
Kuitsarak et al v. Alaska Dept. of Natural Resources (03/04/1994) sp-4063--
[Administrative Agencies] (DNR, delegate to contractor)
Security Pacific Bank v. White Pass Alaska (03/04/1994) sp-4062--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (attach secured creditor)
Cox v. Progressive Casualty Ins. Co. (03/04/1994) sp-4061--
[Contracts] (interpret insurance policy as K)
[Damages] ("immediate medical care")
Blumenshine v. Baptiste (03/04/1994) sp-4060--
[Attorneys and Judges] (prevailing party considerations)
[Damages] (proving future medicals)
[Procedure, Appellate] (accept verdict unchallenged below)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 82, prevailing party)
In the Matter of D.D.S. (03/04/1994) sp-4058--
[Family Law] (alcohol record admissible in CINA)
[Procedure, Appellate] (waive argument not made below)
Schmidt v. Beeson Plumbing and Heating, et al (02/25/1994) sp-4059--
[Workers' Compensation] (use of equity; 2-member board)
Adoption of N.P.S. (02/18/1994) sp-4057--
[Family Law] (ICWA adoption preferences)
Hertz v. Dept. of Corrections (02/18/1994) sp-4056--
[Criminal] (Cleary suit dismissed)
Hickel et al v. Southeast Conference (02/18/1994) sp-4055--
[Attorneys and Judges] (fees for public interest litigants)
[Procedure, Civil] (Admin Rule 7(c), expert fees)
Alaska v. Cook Inlet Drift Assoc. et al (02/18/1994) sp-4054--
[Administrative Agencies] (All-Alaskan subsistence)
[Constitutional] (All-Alaskan subsistence)
[Procedure, Civil] (col. estop. against State)
A. Ulsher v. L. Ulsher (02/11/1994) sp-4053--
[Family Law] (rehab alimony; alimony vs. property div.; unequal property division)
A. Carstens v. R. Carstens (02/11/1994) sp-4052--
[Family Law] (mental health record-custody; findings under Rule 90.3; unequal property division)
Johnson and Ulmer v. Schaub (02/11/1994) sp-4051--
[Procedure, Civil] (continuance; Rule 56)
Swanson v. Krenik (02/11/1994) sp-4050--
[Real Estate] (assume debt, series of conveyances)
Ashley v. Baker (02/04/1994) sp-4048--
[Real Estate] (deed interpretation)
Dept. of Env. Conservation v. Pac-Rim Financial Svcs. (02/04/1994) sp-4047--
[Constitutional] (condemnation by govt. activity)
Rhodes v. Rhodes (02/04/1994) sp-4046--
[Family Law] (marital vs. separate property)
Kelso Marine v. Bierria (02/04/1994) sp-4045--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (check pays debt when received)
[Contracts] (read K to avoid forfeiture)
[Damages] (sp. perform. as alternate remedy)
Buster v. Gale and Westerhof (01/14/1994) sp-4044--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (lost evidence of debt)
[Evidence] (best evid. rule; clear/convincing evid.)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 32, admission of depo testimony)
Sport Fishing Assn. v. Dept. of Fish and Game (01/14/1994) sp-4043--
[Administrative Agencies] (reasoned decision-making)
[Constitutional] (Common Use; Exclusive Fishery)
R. Gallagher v. G. Gallagher (01/07/1994) sp-4041--
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 60(b); uncontested motion)
Haynes v. Dept. of Public Safety (12/30/1993) sp-4040--
[Criminal] (Intoximeter margin of error)
Alaska Env. Center v. Dept. of Natural Resources (12/23/1993) sp-4039--
[Administrative Agencies] (DNR, North Slope oil leases)
[Procedure, Appellate] (waiver of issue not briefed or in points)
R. Dingeman v. A. Dingeman (12/23/1993) sp-4038--
[Family Law] (custody, deference to trial judge)
[Federal Issues] (using FRCP to interpret ARCP)
[Procedure, Civil] (Using FRCP to interpret ARCP)
Earth Movers of Fairbanks v. Fairbanks North Star Borough (12/17/1993) sp-4037--
[Administrative Agencies] (standing to contest zoning)
[Real Estate] (standing to contest zoning)
Brandon v. Dept. of Corrections (12/17/1993) sp-4036--
[Administrative Agencies] (prisoners' rights)
[Constitutional] (due process, prisonerscr)
[Criminal] (prisoners' rights)
[Procedure, Appellate] (stay pending appeal)
In the Matter of the Adoption of J.B.K. and T.S.K. (12/10/1993) sp-4035--
[Family Law] (1-yr. non-suppport, consent to adoption)
State of Alaska v. Hazelwood (12/03/1993) sp-4034--
[Constitutional] (5th Amend. immunity; exclusion rule)
[Criminal] (exclusionary rule, inevitable discovery)
State of Alaska and Cameron, et al v. Beard (12/03/1993) sp-4032--
[Administrative Agencies] (exhaustion of remedies)
[Damages] (ratio, punitive-compensatory)
[Statutory Construction] (broad legislative goal)
[Torts] (constructive discharge; IIED)
[Workers' Compensation] (C&R as released civil damages)
Div. of Motor Vehicles v. Fann (12/03/1993) sp-4031--
[Constitutional] (full faith and credit, foreign judgment)
[Criminal] (DWI, license suspension)
Rydwell v. Anchorage School Dist. and Wetzel Svcs. (12/03/1993) sp-4030--
[Statutory Construction] (broad legislative goal)
[Workers' Compensation] (no voc rehab with no permanent impairment)
Pedersen v. Flannery, Kibbey and Diaz (11/30/1993) sp-4033--
[Contracts] (contract statute of limitation)
[Procedure, Civil] (tort vs. contract statute of limitations)
[Torts] (tort vs. contract statute of limitations)
In the matter of Frost (11/26/1993) sp-4029--
[Attorneys and Judges] (disciplinary proceeding)
Linstad v. Sitka School District (11/26/1993) sp-4028--
[Administrative Agencies] (tenured teacher nonretention)
Alaska Dept. of Health & Social Svcs. v. Hope Cottages (11/19/1993) sp-4027--
[Administrative Agencies] (Medicaid)
Hildebrandt v. Malone and City of Fairbanks (11/12/1993) sp-4026--
[Damages] (apportionment, single party)
[Federal Issues] (§1983, failure to train employee)
[Torts] (police running red light; §1983; apportionment single party)
George v. Custer (11/12/1993) sp-4025--
[Contracts] (certainty of contracts; restitution)
[Damages] (restitution-unjust enrichment)
S. Anchorage Concerned Coalition et al v. Coffey et al (11/12/1993) sp-4024--
[Administrative Agencies] (zoning; agency findings mandatory)
Bjornsson v. U.S. Dominator, Inc. (11/12/1993) sp-4023--
[Federal Issues] (federal admiralty protection, seamen)
Valleys Borough Support Committe v. Local Boundary Commission (11/12/1993) sp-4022--
[Administrative Agencies] (Local Boundary Commission)
[Attorneys and Judges] (public interest litigant)
[Procedure, Civil] (public interest litigant)
F.T. v. State of Alaska (11/05/1993) sp-4021--
[Evidence] (judicial notice)
[Family Law] (CINA prerequisites; best interests)
Breck v. Dept. of Labor, Employment Security Div. (11/05/1993) sp-4020--
[Administrative Agencies] (UI payment by corporate officer)
[Procedure, Appellate] (waiver by not preserving below)
In the Matters of D.P., C.P., H.P. (11/05/1993) sp-4019--
[Family Law] (visitation, child in DFYS custody)
Vincent v. Fairbanks Memorial Hospital (10/29/1993) sp-4017--
[Torts] (legal cause, "but for" test)
Fairbanks Board of Equalization et al v. Cool Homes et al (10/29/1993) sp-4016--
[Administrative Agencies] (property taxation; open meetings)
State of Alaska v. J.R.N. (10/28/1993) sp-4018--
[Constitutional] (rule-crmaking; juvenile waiver)
[Criminal] (juveniles, waive parental notices)
City of Kenai v. Financial Factors, Ltd., et al (10/15/1993) sp-4015--
[Constitutional] (inverse condemnation; damages)
Grow v. Ruggles (10/15/1993) sp-4014--
[Procedure, Civil] (inconsistent verdict waived; CR 68)
L. Pavone v. A. Pavone (10/15/1993) sp-4013--
[Attorneys and Judges] (broad discretion, fees and costs)
[Contracts] (illegal contract unenforceable)
Faipeas, et al v. Municipality of Anchorage (10/15/1993) sp-4012--
[Municipal Corporations] (referendum petitions)
Singh v. Dillon and State Farm Auto Insurance (10/08/1993) sp-4011--
[Attorneys and Judges] (fees under 42 U.S.C. §1988)
[Procedure, Appellate] (appeal waived by stipulating judgment)
Weidner v. Dept. of Transportation (10/08/1993) sp-4010--
[Constitutional] (prescriptive easements)
[Real Estate] (prescriptive easement)
Mulvihill v. Union Oil Co. et al (10/08/1993) sp-4009--
[Torts] (providing alcoholic beverage)
Shaw v. State of Alaska Public Defender Agency (10/08/1993) sp-4008--
[Attorneys and Judges] (malpractice defending criminal case)
[Evidence] (legal guilt vs. actual guilt)
[Procedure, Civil] (prejudgment interest begins with service)
Anchorage v. Sandberg, Davis and Richards (10/01/1993) sp-4007--
[Constitutional] (inverse condemnation)
[Real Estate] (speculative development; taking)
Owen v. Alaska Dept. of Corrections (10/01/1993) sp-4006--
[Administrative Agencies] (agency appeals from DOC)
[Criminal] (appeal of sentence computation)
Wassink v. Hawkins, dir. Div. of Land and Water mgmt. (09/24/1993) sp-4005--
[Procedure, Appellate] (first appeal sets law of the case)
Childs v. Copper Valley Electric Assn. et al (09/17/1993) sp-4004--
[Workers' Compensation] (presumption; estoppel; fees; interest; penalty)
Korman v. Mallin (09/03/1993) sp-4002--
[Procedure, Civil] (physicians and informed consent)
[Torts] (physicians and informed consent)
T.M.C. v. S.A.C. (09/03/1993) sp-4001--
[Family Law] (sua sponte change of circumstances)
City of Hydaburg v. Hydaburg Cooperative Association et al (08/27/1993) sp-4000--
[Procedure, Appellate] (issue not raised below)
Mortvedt v. Dept. of Natural Resources (08/27/1993) sp-3999--
[Procedure, Appellate] (issue not raised below)
[Procedure, Civil] (good survey of estoppel case law)
Dept. of Revenue, Permanent Fund Div., v. Cosio (08/20/1993) sp-3998--
[Administrative Agencies] (no PFD for illegal alien)
[Constitutional] (splendid equal protection analysis)
Paramount General Const. Co. v. Dept of Transportation (08/20/1993) sp-3997--
[Procedure, Civil] (res judicata)
Gilstrap v. International Contractors Inc. (08/13/1993) sp-3996--
[Workers' Compensation] (room/board; substantial evid. test)
Anchorage School District v. Hale (08/13/1993) sp-3995--
[Workers' Compensation] (frequency standards; review of regs)
Christiansen v. Melinda and Alaska Court System (08/13/1993) sp-3994--
[Attorneys and Judges] (practice law; power of attorney)
McNett v. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. (08/06/1993) sp-3992--
[Procedure, Civil] (CR 27, depo before action)
Dept. of Revenue v. Atlantic Richfield Co. (08/06/1993) sp-3991--
[Administrative Agencies] (taxing of oil companies)
[Procedure, Appellate] (stan. of review agency appeals)
Rich v. Berry (08/06/1993) sp-3990--
[Family Law] (guardian ad litem in custody case)
Saddler and Washington v. Alaska Marine Lines (07/30/1993) sp-3989--
[Procedure, Civil] (resolve negligence on summary judg.)
[Torts] (prod. liab.; bulk supply, undertake service; can't resolve negligence on summary judgment)
Olsen Logging and Cigna v. Silver Bay Logging (07/30/1993) sp-3988--
[Workers' Compensation] (set aside C&R; last injurious exposure)
Stahlman v. State of Alaska and Anch. Daily News (07/30/1993) sp-3987--
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 27, Rule 41)
North Star Terminal and Stevedore v. Alaska Railroad Corp. (07/30/1993) sp-3986--
[Procedure, Civil] (res judicata)
[Real Estate] (quiet title; estoppel by deed)
Arnett v. Baskous (07/30/1993) sp-3985--
[Attorneys and Judges] (appointment of lay counsel)
[Criminal] (release of medical records)
[Evidence] (med records not privileged in crime)
Nix. v. Nix (07/23/1993) sp-3984--
[Family Law] (support waiver by both parents)
Skudrzyk v. University of Alaska (07/23/1993) sp-3983--
[Administrative Agencies] (agency ruling, appeal procedure)
[Procedure, Appellate] (agency ruling, appeal procedure)
Bell v. State of Alaska and Harbor Adjustment Svc. (07/23/1993) sp-3982--
[Workers' Compensation] (enhanced attorney fee)
Wright v. Black (07/23/1993) sp-3981--
[Attorneys and Judges] (pro se litigants)
[Family Law] (paternity, estoppel and due process)
K.N. v. State of Alaska (07/23/1993) sp-3980--
[Family Law] (termination of rights under ICWA)
Blanas v. Dept. of Natural Resources (07/23/1993) sp-3979--
[Contracts] (covenant good faith)
[Torts] (design professional, retain control, assumption of duty)
B. Murray v. D. Murray (07/23/1993) sp-3978--
[Family Law] (property division or remand)
The Pop Shoppe v. Ketchican Gateway Borough (07/23/1993) sp-3977--
[Administrative Agencies] (sales tax on pull-tabs)
Investment Fund II v. Municipality of Anchorage (07/23/1993) sp-3976--
[Constitutional] (eminent domain)
[Real Estate] (regulatory v. physical taking)
R. Olson v. F. Olson (07/23/1993) sp-3975--
[Family Law] (modify under Rule 60(b))
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 60 modifying divorce decree)
[Statutory Construction] (Latin maxim)
Wright v. Gregorio (07/16/1993) sp-3973--
[Family Law] (Rule 90.3, legal vs. physical custody)
Dept. of Health and Social Svcs. v. Hospital and Nursing Home Assoc. (07/16/1993) sp-3972--
[Administrative Agencies] (Medicaid rates)
[Federal Issues] (exhaust remedies before §1983)
Hillman v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance (07/09/1993) sp-3971--
[Attorneys and Judges] (prevailing party)
[Contracts] (1st-party insurance bad faith claims)
[Torts] (1-st party insurance bad faith claims)
State of Alaska v. McPherson (07/02/1993) sp-3970--
[Criminal] (sentencing)
Peek v. Alaska Pacific Assurance (06/25/1993) sp-3969--
[Workers' Compensation] (last injurious exposure)
Manning v. Alaska Railroad (06/11/1993) sp-3968--
[Procedure, Appellate] (civil suit as aadmin appeal; AR 521,602)
[Procedure, Civil] (preclusive effect, admin proc.)
Vinson v. Hamilton (06/11/1993) sp-3967--
[Real Estate] (FED: continuance, jury trial)
In re: Paul Mann, II (06/11/1993) sp-3966--
[Attorneys and Judges] (voluntary report of misappropriation)
Kodiak v. Dept. of Labor (06/04/1993) sp-3965--
[Administrative Agencies] (PERA, opting out)
Kleven v. Yukon-Koyukuk School District (06/04/1993) sp-3964--
[Administrative Agencies] (exhausting admin remedies)
[Procedure, Civil] (standing to sue; mootness; exhaustion)
Willis v. Wetco, Inc. (06/04/1993) sp-3963--
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 41(e) dismissal)
State of Alaska v. Gonzalez et al (06/04/1993) sp-3962--
[Constitutional] (self incrimination)
[Criminal] (self incrimination; immunity)
D. Summers v. W. Hagen (05/28/1993) sp-3961--
[Real Estate] (conspiracy to fraudulently convey)
Wolfer v. Veco Inc. and Home Insurance Co. (05/28/1993) sp-3960--
[Workers' Compensation] (last injurious exposure rule)
Pratt & Whitney v. Sheehan (05/28/1993) sp-3959--
[Attorneys and Judges] (fees for pro se attorneys)
[Contracts] (contracts/warranty and prod. liability)
[Procedure, Appellate] (U.S. S. Ct. not binding; stare decisis)
[Procedure, Civil] (stare decisis; interest; Rule 68)
[Torts] (products liability)
B. Money v. M. Money (05/21/1993) sp-3958--
[Family Law] (prop. div., taxes, alimony, support)
Martech Construction Co. v. Ogden Env. Svcs, Inc. (05/21/1993) sp-3957--
[Contracts] (CR 19; CR 56; contract release)
[Procedure, Civil] (CR 19; CR 56; contract release)
In the Matter of the Adoption of F.H. (05/14/1993) sp-3956--
[Family Law] (ICWA placement/adoption preference)
Deal v. Kearney et al (05/14/1993) sp-3955--
[Procedure, Civil] (Good Samaritan; assign subrog. claim)
[Torts] (Good Samaritan statute)
T. Keffer v. G. Keffer (05/14/1993) sp-3954--
[Family Law] (dissolution)
Dept of Transportation v. Eastwind, Inc. (05/14/1993) sp-3953--
[Contracts] (WITHDRAWN)
Heppinstall v. Darnall Kemna & Co., Inc. (05/07/1993) sp-3952--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (collection of judgments)
[Procedure, Appellate] (appeal does not stay judgment; Superior Court jurisdiction pending appeal)
[Procedure, Civil] (post-judgment discovery; waive challenge to jurisdiction)
Darnall Kemna & Co. v. L. & M. Heppinstall (05/07/1993) sp-3951--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (reg. agent/unreg. broker)
[Damages] (rescissionary damages)
[Procedure, Civil] (admissions are conclusive)
K. Terry v. R. Terry (05/07/1993) sp-3950--
[Family Law] (Rule 90.3 requires specific findings)
In the Matter of R.K. and E.K. (04/30/1993) sp-3949--
[Administrative Agencies] (DFYS, CINA-terminate parental rights)
[Family Law] (CINA, terminate parental rights)
Yahara v. Construction & Rigging, Inc. (04/30/1993) sp-3948--
[Workers' Compensation] (reemploy. benefits; conflicting evid.)
J. Root v. L. Root (04/30/1993) sp-3947--
[Family Law] (nonvested pension)
Cole v. Ketchikan Pulp Co. and Timber Ins. Exchange (04/23/1993) sp-3946--
[Workers' Compensation] (approval of unsigned settlement)
N. Alaska Env. Center, et al v. Dept of Natural Resources (04/23/1993) sp-3945--
[Administrative Agencies] (DNR, North Slope oil leases)
McGahan v. Kenai Peninsula Borough (04/16/1993) sp-3944--
[Procedure, Civil] (standing; prelim. injunction)
P. Johnson v. D. Johnson and the City of Fairbanks (04/09/1993) sp-3943--
[Criminal] (search warrant; forfeiture)
[Torts] (conversion by bailee [police dept.])
Bauer v. The Blomfield Co./Holden Joint Venture (04/09/1993) sp-3942--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (assign interest in partnership)
[Contracts] (good faith, fair dealing)
Thomas Hernandez-Robaina v. Alaska (04/02/1993) sp-3941--
[Procedure, Civil] (incompetence toll stat. limit.)
Dayhoff v. Temso Helicopters (03/26/1993) sp-3940--
[Administrative Agencies] (AWHA claims)
[Federal Issues] (preemption over state law)
C. Renfro v. V. Renfro (03/26/1993) sp-3939--
[Family Law] (Rule 90.3, rehab alimony)
Borg-Warner Corp., et al v. Avco Corp. (03/19/1993) sp-3938--
[Procedure, Civil] (contribution; separate trials; collateral estoppel)
[Torts] (intentional v. willful)
Johnson v. Div. of Retirement and Benefits (03/12/1993) sp-3937--
[Administrative Agencies] (PERS)
Wausau Insurance and Era Helicopters v. Biene (02/26/1993) sp-3935--
[Workers' Compensation] (AWCB may use equity; soc. sec. offset)
S. Hertz v. A. Hertz (02/19/1993) sp-3934--
[Administrative Agencies] (CSED against prisoners)
[Criminal] (child support during incarceration)
[Family Law] (del in. support, whereabouts of children)
Saunders Propterties v. Municipality of Anchorage (02/12/1993) sp-3933--
[Administrative Agencies] (legislative body as quasi-judical)
[Real Estate] (recover overpaid property tax)
[Statutory Construction] (examine plain language)
Hayes v. Harang, A.J. Associates, and Alaska Marine Lines (02/12/1993) sp-3932--
[Real Estate] (public interest doc., mining claims)
Tookalook Sales and Service v. McGahan (02/12/1993) sp-3931--
[Damages] (no compounding of interest)
[Procedure, Civil] (no compounding of interest)
W. & S. Pappert v. V. Sargent (02/12/1993) sp-3930--
[Contracts] (contracts/warranty and prod. liability)
[Real Estate] (set aside deed, incompetent grantor)
Mogg v. National Bank of Alaska (02/12/1993) sp-3929--
[Evidence] (atty-client priv., fraud exception)
[Procedure, Civil] (CR 15, res judictata, law-of-case)
R. Eagley v. L. Eagley (02/12/1993) sp-3928--
[Family Law] (Rule 90.3, self-employment)
Stein et al v. Dept. of Environmental Conservation (02/05/1993) sp-3927--
[Administrative Agencies] (gold miners vs. EPA/DEC)
[Procedure, Appellate] (public interest litigants)
J. Smith v. R. Smith (02/05/1993) sp-3926--
[Attorneys and Judges] (counsel-prepared findings/conclusions)
[Evidence] (clear and convincing standard of proof)
[Family Law] (presumption of paternity)
Odum v. University of Alaska (01/29/1993) sp-3925--
[Administrative Agencies] (APA applies to faculty pre-termination)
[Attorneys and Judges] (APA affords full right of counsel)
Marshall v. Munro (01/29/1993) sp-3924--
[Constitutional] (freedom of religion)
[Contracts] (contracts concerning church matters)
[Torts] (intentional interference w/ contract; defamation, conditional privilege)
Lloyds' London v. The Narrows, L & L Enterprises (01/29/1993) sp-3923--
[Procedure, Civil] (CR 37 sanctions, willful violation)
W. Lantz v. D. Lantz (01/29/1993) sp-3922--
[Family Law] (prop. settlement merged in decree)
[Procedure, Civil] (laches inapplicable at law; CR 52)
Wagner v. Key Bank of Alaska (01/22/1993) sp-3921--
[Federal Issues] (bankruptcy jurisdiction)
[Probate] (define "fiduciary")
Alaska Energy Authority v. Fairmont Insurance Co. (01/22/1993) sp-3920--
[Contracts] (ins., time limit, prejudice)
Cannon v. Stonefield, in the Matter of McCoy (01/22/1993) sp-3919--
[Attorneys and Judges] (withdrawal when witness at trial)
[Probate] (wills, undue influence)
[Procedure, Appellate] (jury instruction, must object below; appeal not waived by failure to seek review)
[Procedure, Civil] (CR 51)
Key Pacific Mortgage v. Industrial Indemnity Co. of Alaska (01/22/1993) sp-3918--
[Contracts] (PMI insurance, define "insured")
Chi of Alaska, Inc. v. Employers Reinsurance Corp. (01/15/1993) sp-3917--
[Contracts] (insurance, independent counsel)
Hughes v. Harrelson and Progressive Insurance Co. (01/15/1993) sp-3916--
[Contracts] (insurance, prejudgment interest)
North Star Alaska Housing Corp. v. Fairbanks Board of Equalization (01/15/1993) sp-3915--
[Administrative Agencies] (appeal property tax assessment)
[Procedure, Appellate] (reasonable basis standard)
[Real Estate] (appeal property tax assessment)
Beck v. White Pass Alaska (12/31/1992) sp-3914--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (personal guaranty)
[Contracts] (personal guaranty)
Diamond Mini-Storage v. Stewart (12/31/1992) sp-3913--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (employee vs. contractor; p'ship)
[Procedure, Civil] (prejudgment interest)
Dept of Revenue v. The Parsons Corporation (12/31/1992) sp-3910--
[Administrative Agencies] (multistate tax compact)
[Procedure, Appellate] (agency standard of review)
Hickel et al v. Southeast Conference et al (12/29/1992) sp-3911--
[Constitutional] (reapportionment)
Sandstrom & Sons, Inc. v. State of Alaska (12/24/1992) sp-3909--
[Constitutional] (procedural due process)
[Procedure, Civil] (seek alternate to Rule 37 sanctions)
Kiester v. Humana Hospital Alaska et al (12/24/1992) sp-3908--
[Procedure, Appellate] (review MD hospital privileges)
H. Hakas v. W. Bergenthal (12/24/1992) sp-3907--
[Family Law] (best interest inquiry is essential)
In the Matter of F.P., W.M. and A.M. (12/18/1992) sp-3906--
[Family Law] (ICWA, village custody jurisdiction)
[Federal Issues] (ICWA, village custody jurisdiction)
Serradell v. Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co. (12/12/1992) sp-3905--
[Contracts] (construe insurance contract)
[Family Law] (common law marriage)
Gillispie v. Beta Construction Co. (12/11/1992) sp-3904--
[Torts] (loss of society with child)
Longwith v. Dept of Natural Resources (12/11/1992) sp-3903--
[Administrative Agencies] (DNR preferences)
[Procedure, Civil] (standing)
State Farm v. American Manufacturers Mutual Ins. Co. (12/11/1992) sp-3902--
[Attorneys and Judges] (partial vs. full; interpleader)
Homer Electric Assoc. v. Towsley (11/27/1992) sp-3901--
[Statutory Construction] (plain meaning, etc.)
Conam AK et al v. Bell Lavalin et al (11/27/1992) sp-3900--
[Damages] (burden of proof)
[Procedure, Appellate] (jury instruction, plain error)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 51(a))
Gross v. Home Insurance Co. et al (11/13/1992) sp-3898--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (insurer's duty to defend)
[Contracts] (insurer's duty to defend)
Gerik-Jones, Inc. v. Timberline Industries, Inc. (11/13/1992) sp-3897--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (biennial reports, reinstatement)
In the Matter of Bettine (11/13/1992) sp-3896--
[Attorneys and Judges] (bar exam)
Perl Island Lodge v. Perl Island Ranch Committee (11/06/1992) sp-3894--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (foreign limited partnership)
[Contracts] (specific performance; foreseeable damages)
[Damages] (foresee contract damages; innocent convert)
[Evidence] (proof of equitable estoppel)
Municipality of Anchorage v. Police Dept. Employees Assoc. (10/23/1992) sp-3893--
[Constitutional] (interest arbitration)
[Contracts] (interest arbitration)
W. Adrian v. C. Adrian (10/16/1992) sp-3892--
[Family Law] (Rule 90.3, evidence required)
Doe v. Hughes, Thorsness, Gantz, Powell & Brundin (10/09/1992) sp-3891--
[Attorneys and Judges] (malpractice)
[Family Law] (ICWA, adoption)
Johnson v. Siegfried (10/02/1992) sp-3890--
[Procedure, Civil] (dismissal, Rule 41(e))
L.P. v. State of Alaska, in the Matter of T.P. (09/25/1992) sp-3889--
[Family Law] (hearsay in CINA proceedings)
Fairbanks School District v. Bowers Office Products (09/25/1992) sp-3888--
[Administrative Agencies] (bidding on State contracts)
McGill v. Wahl (09/18/1992) sp-3886--
[Procedure, Civil] (civil jury trial; laches)
[Real Estate] (prescriptive easement)
Handley v. Dept. of Revenue (09/18/1992) sp-3885--
[Administrative Agencies] (PFD for inmates)
[Procedure, Appellate] (4 standards for agency review)
Alaska Fish Spotters Assoc. v. Dept of Fish and Game (09/11/1992) sp-3884--
[Administrative Agencies] (Fish Board authority)
[Constitutional] (common use clause)
[Procedure, Appellate] (mootness doctrine)
Fireman's Fund Mortgage Corp. v. Severance (09/11/1992) sp-3883--
[Contracts] (reformation; ins. proceeds)
[Workers' Compensation] (anti-deficiency law)
Big K Grocery v. Gibson (09/04/1992) sp-3882--
[Workers' Compensation] (overcome presumption with "probably")
S. Carvalho v. D. Carvalho (09/04/1992) sp-3881--
[Constitutional] (procedural due process)
[Family Law] (due process, delinquent support)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 94; Rule 99)
Dick Fischer Dev. No. 2, Inc., v. Dept. of Administration (09/04/1992) sp-3880--
[Administrative Agencies] (bidding on State contracts)
[Constitutional] (Bivens suit dismissed)
[Contracts] (consideration, reliance)
Trustees for AK et al v. Gorsuch & DNR (08/21/1992) sp-3879--
[Administrative Agencies] (agency standards of review)
[Procedure, Appellate] (agency standards of review)
W. Barber v. Fanni Barber Soine Trust (08/14/1992) sp-3878--
[Probate] (contingent trust beneficiaries)
Pederson-Szafran v. D. Baily and F. Baxter (08/14/1992) sp-3877--
[Administrative Agencies] (wrongful discharge; exhaust remedies)
[Torts] (wrongful discharge)
Sonneman v. Hickel and the State of Alaska (08/14/1992) sp-3876--
[Statutory Construction] (severability)
Williams v. Utility Equipment, Inc. (08/14/1992) sp-3875--
[Attorneys and Judges] (attorney lien)
[Evidence] (hearsay, medical records)
[Torts] (subrogation)
V. Deininger v. J Deininger (07/31/1992) sp-3874--
[Family Law] (custody)
G. Epperson v. T. Epperson (07/31/1992) sp-3873--
[Attorneys and Judges] (fees on support modification)
[Family Law] (modify support; fees on modify)
R. Zimin v. M. Zimin (07/31/1992) sp-3872--
[Family Law] (prop. div., joint custody, support)
Beck v. Dept. of Transportation (07/31/1992) sp-3871--
[Damages] (wrongful death)
[Evidence] (accident reconstruction; photos)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 47, challenge juror for cause)
[Statutory Construction] (legislative history)
[Torts] (NIED; instructions)
C. Ramsey v. S. Ramsey (07/24/1992) sp-3870--
[Family Law] (property division, rehab. alimony)
Nenana Fuel Co. v. Venetie (07/24/1992) sp-3869--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (dealing with tribes)
[Contracts] (waiving sovereign immunity)
[Federal Issues] (tribal sovereign immunity)
Eufemio v. Kodiak Island Hospital (07/24/1992) sp-3868--
[Attorneys and Judges] (attorney as litigant)
[Procedure, Appellate] (review MD hospital privileges)
L. Johnson v. S. Johnson (07/17/1992) sp-3867--
[Family Law] (property division, interim support)
[Procedure, Appellate] (points not briefed are abondoned)
Wilson and State of Alaska v. Morry and Kwethluk Ira Council (07/10/1992) sp-3866--
[Administrative Agencies] (Game Board)
[Constitutional] (subsistence rights)
J. Coghill v. D. Coghill (07/10/1992) sp-3865--
[Family Law] (Rule 90.3; constitutionality)
Gordon v. Brown, Brewster and Torrence (07/10/1992) sp-3864--
[Real Estate] (restrictive covenants)
M. Keating v. T. Traynor (06/30/1992) sp-3862--
[Family Law] (can't waive Rule 90.3)
[Procedure, Appellate] (findings of fact, remand)
University of Alaska v. Shanti (06/30/1992) sp-3861--
[Real Estate] (recreational use statute)
[Statutory Construction] (derogation of common law)
[Torts] (recreational use statute)
Pinneo v. Pinneo (06/30/1992) sp-3860--
[Family Law] (UCCJA, modify custody)
Soldotna Air, Inc. v. Estate of Duane Breitenfeld, et al (06/30/1992) sp-3859--
[Probate] (wrongful death, costs/fees)
[Procedure, Civil] (pro rata assess. costs/fees)
Leisnoi, Inc. v. Stratman, Rice, Burton, & Burton (06/26/1992) sp-3858--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (corporate merger)
[Real Estate] (lis pendens)
Van Huff v. Sohio Alaska Petroleum Co. (06/26/1992) sp-3857--
[Attorneys and Judges] ("financially ruinous" fees)
[Contracts] (wrongful termination)
[Evidence] (hearsay)
[Procedure, Civil] (jury selection; juror misconduct)
B. Jones v. V. Jones (06/26/1992) sp-3856--
[Family Law] (property division, alimony)
National Bank of Alaska v. Warfle and First National Bank of Anch. (06/26/1992) sp-3855--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (paid by mistake; acc & satis)
[Contracts] (accord and satisfaction)
University of Alaska v. Tovsen (06/26/1992) sp-3854--
[Contracts] (wrongful termination)
W.R. Grasle Co. & Argonaut Ins. Co. v. Mumby (06/26/1992) sp-3853--
[Workers' Compensation] (presumption; laches)
Smith v. Stratton (06/26/1992) sp-3852--
[Procedure, Civil] (saving stat; Rules 16 & 41; estoppel)
[Statutory Construction] (basic principles)
Cook Inlet Pipeline Co. v. Tesoro and Alaska Public Util. Comm. (06/26/1992) sp-3851--
[Administrative Agencies] (pipeline tariffs)
[Constitutional] (regulate industry; fed preempt)
[Procedure, Appellate] (deference to admin agency)
S. Shanks v. The Upjohn Co. (06/26/1992) sp-3850--
[Torts] (products liability, drugs)
Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commision v. Russo (06/05/1992) sp-3849--
[Administrative Agencies] (CFEC)
Leslie Cutting Inc. et al v. Bateman (06/05/1992) sp-3848--
[Workers' Compensation] (discovery rule; standards of review)
D.W. v. State of Alaska in the Matter of A.S.W. and E.W. (05/29/1992) sp-3847--
[Evidence] (hearsay, residual exceptions)
[Family Law] (sexual abuse; CHINA case)
Hertz v. Cleary and Alaska Board of Parole (05/29/1992) sp-3846--
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 24, intervention)
Hoffman v. Dept. of Commerce and Economic Development (05/29/1992) sp-3845--
[Constitutional] (due process; right to hearing)
[Procedure, Civil] (non-mutual collateral estoppel)
Luedtke v. Nabors AK Drilling, Inc. (05/29/1992) sp-3844--
[Attorneys and Judges] (Rule 11 sanctions)
[Contracts] (employee drug tests)
Wirum & Cash et al v. L. Cash (05/22/1992) sp-3842--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (partnership; covenant-compete)
[Evidence] (weight given experts)
Baker v. Reed-Dowd Co. and Aetna Casualty and Surety (05/22/1992) sp-3841--
[Workers' Compensation] (presumption)
J. Bozarth v. Atlantic Richfield Oil Co. (05/18/1992) sp-3843--
[Attorneys and Judges] (Rule 82, hourly rates)
[Contracts] (employee drug tests)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 79, deposition costs)
Olsen Logging Co. et al v. D. Lawson et al (05/15/1992) sp-3840--
[Workers' Compensation] (stay pending appeal)
Dept. of Fish and Game v. Kluti Kaah Native Village of Copper Center (05/08/1992) sp-3839--
[Procedure, Civil] (prelim. injunctions)
State Farm v. Weiford (05/08/1992) sp-3838--
[Damages] (bad faith vs. punitives)
American Motorists Ins. Co. v. Republic Ins. Co. (05/08/1992) sp-3837--
[Contracts] (malpractice insurance)
J. Clauson v. D. Clauson (05/08/1992) sp-3836--
[Family Law] (pension is "property"; Rule 60)
J. Hays v. State (05/01/1992) sp-3835--
[Criminal] (prison discipline)
Harp v. Arco Alaska Inc. and ALPAC/CIGNA/INA (05/01/1992) sp-3834--
[Workers' Compensation] (presumption; good faith controversion)
Colville Environmental Services v. North Slope Borough (04/24/1992) sp-3833--
[Administrative Agencies] (agency authority; APUC)
D. Forest v. Safeway & Scott Wentzel Services (04/17/1992) sp-3832--
[Workers' Compensation] (third party claim)
V. Hilliker v. B. Hilliker (04/10/1992) sp-3831--
[Family Law] (costs; expert witness)
Sun v. Norris, Crawford and State of Alaska (04/10/1992) sp-3830--
[Criminal] (arrest/deadly force; no contest plea)
[Torts] (injuries while committing felony)
Alcan Electric and Royal Ins. Co. v. Bringmann (04/10/1992) sp-3829--
[Workers' Compensation] (presumption; medical transport)
C. Harvick v. D. Harvick (04/03/1992) sp-3828--
[Family Law] (modify custody, ICWA)
A. Chotiner v. J. Chotiner (04/03/1992) sp-3827--
[Family Law] (property division)
D. McDaniel v. R. McDaniel (04/03/1992) sp-3826--
[Family Law] (property division)
AK State Employees Ass'n. v. State (04/03/1992) sp-3825--
[Administrative Agencies] (LRA, PERA)
[Contracts] (state employees)
P. Bohna et al v. Allstate Ins. et al (03/27/1992) sp-3824--
[Attorneys and Judges] (malpracticecont)
[Contracts] (indemnity)
Tellier v. Ford Motor Co. (03/20/1992) sp-3823--
[Procedure, Civil] (inadmissible evidence, waiver)
K. & G. LeDoux v. Kodiak (03/20/1992) sp-3822--
[Attorneys and Judges] (Rule 82, 61%-86%)
[Real Estate] (zoning)
[Statutory Construction] (injunctive relief)
D. Kessler v. L. Kessler (03/20/1992) sp-3821--
[Family Law] (modify custody; fee award)
K. F. v. State & F. C. (03/13/1992) sp-3820--
[Family Law] (terminate parental rights; CINA)
Neal and Lakeside Mall, Ltd., v. Hill et al (03/06/1992) sp-3819--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (limited partnership)
O'Callaghan v. State of Alaska et al (03/06/1992) sp-3818--
[Procedure, Appellate] (waiver of issues)
[Statutory Construction] (several maxims)
Tucker v. United Services Automobile Association (03/06/1992) sp-3817--
[Procedure, Civil] (policy limits; prejudgment interest)
[Torts] (policy limits; prejudgment interest)
Bank of California v. Security Title & Trust (03/06/1992) sp-3816--
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 54(b))
[Real Estate] (title insurance)
Fairbanks North Star Borough v. State of Alaska (02/28/1992) sp-3815--
[Administrative Agencies] (appeals)
[Procedure, Appellate] (appellate Rule 602)
Walt's Sheet Metal v. Debler (02/21/1992) sp-3814--
[Workers' Compensation] (intent to injure oneself)
Hydaburg Cooperative Assoc. v. Hydaburg Fisheries (02/21/1992) sp-3813--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (execution against tribes)
[Contracts] (arbitration)
[Evidence] (burden of proof)
Siemion v. Rumfelt (02/14/1992) sp-3812--
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 15(c), amended complaint)
Municipality of Anchorage v. Dairy Queen (02/07/1992) sp-3811--
[Attorneys and Judges] (fees; Rule 72)
G. Bock v. L. Bock (02/07/1992) sp-3810--
[Family Law] (UCCJA)
J. Pruitt v. Dept. of Public Safety, Div. of Motor Vehicles (02/07/1992) sp-3809--
[Attorneys and Judges] (appellate fees; A.R. 508)
[Criminal] (DWI; breath test refusal)
[Procedure, Appellate] (appellate fees; Rule 508)
[Procedure, Civil] (collateral estoppel)
MOA v. Coluccio Construction v. CH2M Hill Northwest (02/07/1992) sp-3808--
[Attorneys and Judges] (Rule 82 vs. Rule 79)
[Contracts] (arbitration)
[Damages] (total cost vs. actual cost; fees)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 82 vs. Rule 79)
Far North Sanitation. Inc. v. Alaksa Public Utilities Comm. (02/07/1992) sp-3807--
[Administrative Agencies] (agency authority; APUC)
[Procedure, Appellate] (time to file; waiver of issue)
D. Lowdermilk v. S. Lowdermilk (02/07/1992) sp-3806--
[Attorneys and Judges] (disqualification; conflict)
[Family Law] (property division; custody)
[Torts] (assault and battery)
K. Cameron v. K. (Cameron) Hughes (02/07/1992) sp-3805--
[Family Law] (attachment to collect support)
[Procedure, Appellate] (supersedeas bonds; waiver of issue)
[Procedure, Civil] (garnishment)
Earth Movers of Fairbanks, Inc. v. Dept. of Transportation (01/24/1992) sp-3804--
[Administrative Agencies] (DOT appeal)
[Contracts] (interpretation)
[Procedure, Civil] (declaratory judgment)
Thompson v. Anderson and Mail Boxes Etc., Inc. (01/24/1992) sp-3803--
[Constitutional] (Fourth Amendment)
[Contracts] (standardized terms)
[Torts] (conversion/police exception)
Wright v. State of Alaska (01/24/1992) sp-3802--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (lender liability/bankruptcy)
[Procedure, Civil] (estoppel, Rule 13)
Richey v. Oen and Rent-A-Wreck, Inc. (01/24/1992) sp-3801--
[Evidence] (province of fact-finder)
[Procedure, Appellate] (province of fact-finder)
[Procedure, Civil] (partial directed verdict)
[Torts] (elements of negligence case)
Arco Alaska, Inc. et al v. State of Alaska (01/24/1992) sp-3800--
[Constitutional] (retroactive statutes)
National Bank of AK v. Univentures 1231 (01/24/1992) sp-3799--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (holder in due course under UCC)
J. Lyman v. State (01/17/1992) sp-3797--
[Attorneys and Judges] (fees, federal issues, Rule 82)
[Federal Issues] (§1983)
[Procedure, Appellate] (relaxation of rules)
[Procedure, Civil] (res judicata, Rule 60)
Hertz v. Dept. of Corrections (01/17/1992) sp-3796--
[Constitutional] (review of prison discipline)
[Criminal] (review of prison discipline)
C.G.A. & I. Jousma v. State & C.G.A. (01/10/1992) sp-3795--
[Administrative Agencies] (primary jurisdiction)
[Constitutional] (Supremacy Clause)
[Federal Issues] (attaching social security)
S. Zeilinger v. Sohio AK Petroleum Co. (01/03/1992) sp-3794--
[Attorneys and Judges] (excessive hours, Rule 82)
[Contracts] (release employer; econ. duress)
MOA v. A. Leigh (01/03/1992) sp-3793--
[Constitutional] (due process; equal protection)
[Statutory Construction] (constitutionality)
[Workers' Compensation] (constitutionality)
Fairbanks North Star Borough v. Kandik Construction et al (12/27/1991) sp-3792--
[Contracts] (indemnity)
Marina Restaurant, House of Liquors and Pioneer Bar v. Sitka (12/27/1991) sp-3791
RAN Corp. v. D. Hudesman & H. Smith, Jr. (12/27/1991) sp-3790--
[Contracts] (landlord-tenant; assignment)
[Real Estate] (landlord-tenant; assignment of lease)
[Statutory Construction] (plain meaning; sales tax on liquor; ag opinions)
[Torts] (intentional intererence)
Cameron v. State, AK Power Authority, and Ebasco Services (12/20/1991) sp-3789--
Colt Industries Operating Co. v. Murphy Manufacturer (12/13/1991) sp-3788--
[Evidence] (experts, business records)
[Procedure, Civil] (joint tortfeasor contribution)
[Torts] (products liability)
Snyder v. J. Foote & Tanana Valley Med/Surg. Group, Inc. (12/13/1991) sp-3787--
[Evidence] (admissibility tests; experts)
[Torts] (medical malpractice)
J. Loeb v. L. Rasmussen & L&L Investments (12/13/1991) sp-3786--
[Attorneys and Judges] (CR 82, prevailing party)
[Statutory Construction] (exceptional statute)
[Torts] (dram shop, comparative negligence)
Pedersen v. Zielski et al (12/06/1991) sp-3785--
[Attorneys and Judges] (negligence charged to client)
[Procedure, Civil] (discovery rule; estoppel)
[Torts] (medical malpractice)
R. Musgrove v. L. Musgrove (12/06/1991) sp-3784--
[Family Law] (rehabilitative alimony)
H. Hiibschman v. City of Valdez et al (12/06/1991) sp-3783--
[Procedure, Civil] (ski liability statute)
Inquiry Concerning a Judge (12/06/1991) sp-3782--
[Attorneys and Judges] (Supreme Court, misconduct)
J. Gates v. Tenakee Springs (12/06/1991) sp-3781--
[Attorneys and Judges] (no fees for pro se)
[Constitutional] (due process, equal protection)
[Damages] (mitigation)
[Procedure, Appellate] (failure to brief, raise issues)
[Procedure, Civil] (sovereign immunity)
Gudmunson v. State (12/06/1991) sp-3780--
[Criminal] (waive const. issue)
AK State Employees Assoc., et al v. AK Public Employees Assoc., et al (11/29/1991) sp-3779--
[Administrative Agencies] (labor)
[Probate] (trusts)
[Procedure, Appellate] (any port in a storm)
W. Johnson et al v. AK Dept. Fish & Game (11/29/1991) sp-3778--
[Administrative Agencies] (civil rights; issue preclusion)
[Damages] (discrimination)
[Procedure, Civil] (sovereign immunity)
D. Kirby v. AK Treatment Center (11/22/1991) sp-3777--
[Workers' Compensation] (stat. presumption; voc rehab)
State, DNR, and AK Oil & Gas Cons. Comm. v. Arctic Slope Reg. Corp., & Standard AK Prod. (11/22/1991) sp-3776--
[Constitutional] (eminent domain)
[Real Estate] (define "property")
T. Lauvetz v. AK Sales & Service (11/15/1991) sp-3775--
[Contracts] (boilerplate, bailment)
McKeown et al v. Kinney Shoe Corp. (11/15/1991) sp-3774--
[Administrative Agencies] (AWHA, private settlement)
[Contracts] (tender back, rescission)
[Federal Issues] (refer to fed case law)
C. Croft v. Pan AK Trucking, & AK Natural Ins. (11/15/1991) sp-3773--
[Statutory Construction] (admin agencies)
[Workers' Compensation] (overpayment of benefits)
T. Ferguson Construction, Inc. v. Seaalaska Corp. (11/15/1991) sp-3772--
[Contracts] (breach, progress payments)
Norken Corp. v. M. McGahan et al (11/15/1991) sp-3771--
[Real Estate] (deeds, easements, mining)
Otis Elevator Co. v. Northwood Associates (11/15/1991) sp-3770--
[Damages] (future medicals)
[Evidence] (indemnity)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 37 sanctions; Rule 26 interog.)
State v. Bumpus (11/08/1991) sp-3769--
[Criminal] (sentencing)
R. Farrell v. R. Farrell (11/01/1991) sp-3767--
[Family Law] (custody, support, property)
C. Adamson v. University of Alaska (11/01/1991) sp-3766--
[Workers' Compensation] (medicals)
Darling v. Standard AK Prod.Co., et al. (10/17/1991) sp-3765--
[Contracts] (unjust enrich, restitution)
[Federal Issues] (patents)
E. Warner et al v. State et al (10/17/1991) sp-3764--
[Administrative Agencies] (realtor board, agency powers)
[Statutory Construction] (administrative reulations)
Fields v. Fairbanks School District (10/11/1991) sp-3762--
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 6, Rule 56, computing dates)
[Torts] (statute tolled by minority)
Western Pioneer, Inc. v. Harbor Enterprises, Inc. (10/11/1991) sp-3761--
[Evidence] (parol evidence)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 56 summary jdgmnt.)
City of Fairbanks. v. Fairbanks Convention & Visitors Bureau (10/11/1991) sp-3760--
[Constitutional] (appropriation by initiative)
Frontier Co.'s of AK et al v. Jack White Co. et al (10/04/1991) sp-3759--
[Contracts] (realtor listing)
[Evidence] (ER 408)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 79 paralegal costs)
[Torts] (intentional interference)
P. Flisock v. State Div. of Retirement and Benefits (10/04/1991) sp-3758--
[Administrative Agencies] (teachers' retirement)
[Procedure, Appellate] (intermediate court of review)
[Statutory Construction] (plain meaning)
M. Brosnan v. J. Brosnan (10/04/1991) sp-3757--
[Family Law] (property, attorney fees)
Fairbanks School District v. NEA-Alaska (09/27/1991) sp-3751--
[Administrative Agencies] (regulation consistency)
[Statutory Construction] (plain meaning)
Louisiana Pacific Corp. v. Koons & Alaska Workers' Compensation Board (09/20/1991) sp-3756--
[Workers' Compensation] (statutory presumption)
In the Matter of Schuler (09/20/1991) sp-3755--
[Attorneys and Judges] (discipline)
Peninsula Marketing Assoc. et al v. Dept. of Fish and Game (09/20/1991) sp-3754--
[Procedure, Appellate] (mootness doctrine)
[Statutory Construction] (plain meaning)
State v. Anthony et al (09/13/1991) sp-3753--
[Constitutional] (ex post facto)
[Criminal] (ex post facto)
Carter v. Brodrick (09/06/1991) sp-3752--
[Workers' Compensation] (stat. presumption; medicals)
Hester v. State & Employees Retirement Board (09/06/1991) sp-3750--
[Administrative Agencies] (public employee retirement)
[Procedure, Appellate] (weighing evidence)
[Torts] (negligence, aggravation)
In the Matter of Benson (08/30/1991) sp-3749--
[Attorneys and Judges] (sanctions)
Green v. Kake Tribal Corp, AK Timber Insurance Exchange, & AK Workers' Compensation Board (08/30/1991) sp-3748--
[Workers' Compensation] (overpay benefits; interest)
Brown v. State & Div. of Marine Highway Systems (08/30/1991) sp-3747--
[Federal Issues] (maritime)
[Workers' Compensation] (maritime employees)
V. Mack v. C. Mack (08/30/1991) sp-3746--
[Family Law] (property)
[Procedure, Civil] (continuance)
Shaw v. Dept. of Administration, Public Defender Agency (08/30/1991) sp-3745--
[Attorneys and Judges] (malpractice)
L. Croxton v. Crowley Maritime Corp. (08/30/1991) sp-3743--
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (subsidiary corporation)
L.O. v. State, in the Matter of E.A.O. (08/30/1991) sp-3742--
[Statutory Construction] (plain meaning)
Kissick v. Schmierer (08/23/1991) sp-3740--
[Contracts] (covenant not to sue)
[Federal Issues] (federal preemption)
Diagnostic Imaging Center Associates & H. Cable v. H & P (08/16/1991) sp-3739--
[Contracts] (mistake, misrepresentation)
[Evidence] (parole evidence)
Homer Electric Assoc. v. Kenai et al (08/16/1991) sp-3738--
[Administrative Agencies] (public utilities)
R. Holl v. C. Holl (08/16/1991) sp-3737--
[Family Law] (custody)
O'Leary et al v. Superior Court, Thrird Judicial District (08/09/1991) sp-3736--
[Constitutional] (grand jury)
[Criminal] (grand jury, CrR 6.1)
M. Wassilie v. AK Village Electric Cooperative (08/09/1991) sp-3735--
[Torts] (risk foreseeability, warning)
R. Long v. D. Long (08/09/1991) sp-3734--
[Family Law] (modigy, custody-support-visitation)
Atlas Assurance Co. of America v. J. Mistic (08/09/1991) sp-3733--
[Contracts] (fire insurance, subrogation)
T. Smith v. J. Sampson & AK Dept. of Labor (08/09/1991) sp-3732--
[Administrative Agencies] (unemployment)
[Attorneys and Judges] (pro-se litigants)
C. Thomas v. L. Thomas (08/09/1991) sp-3730--
[Family Law] (property)
C. Miles v. W. Miles (08/02/1991) sp-3729--
[Family Law] (property)
Braun v. AK Commercial Fishing & Ag. Bank (08/02/1991) sp-3727--
[Contracts] (just cause, employee discharge)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 56 summary judgment)
T. Lowe v. L. Lowe (07/26/1991) sp-3726--
[Family Law] (property, attorney fees)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 60 relief from judgment)
G. Hulsey v. Johnson & Holen (07/26/1991) sp-3725--
[Workers' Compensation] (attorney fees)
L. Barnes v. R. Barnes (07/26/1991) sp-3724--
[Family Law] (property)
A. Doyle, Jr. v. P. Doyle (07/26/1991) sp-3723--
[Family Law] (support, property, attorney fees)
Borrego v. Dept. of Public Safety (07/26/1991) sp-3722--
[Administrative Agencies] (drivers license suspension)
[Criminal] (DWI)
M. Barber v. National Bank of AK & D. Wallace (07/26/1991) sp-3721--
[Damages] (punitive)
[Federal Issues] (collection practices)
R. Gudschinsky v. G. Hartill (07/26/1991) sp-3720--
[Probate] (estate administration)
D. Klosterman & F. Dahl v. Hickel Investment Co. (07/19/1991) sp-3716--
[Contracts] (landlord-tenant, FED)
Lewis, Tolman et al v. Alaska Public Employees Assoc. (06/21/1991) sp-3711--
[Procedure, Civil] (CR 11 sanctions)
Stadler v. State of Alaska (06/14/1991) sp-3702--
[Criminal] (criminal contempt, jury duty)
Closson v. State of Alaska (06/07/1991) sp-3701--
[Criminal] (breach of immunity agreement)
D. Denardo v. Michalski, June, & Does (05/24/1991) sp-3691--
[Attorneys and Judges] (abuse of process)
Lesuer-Johnson v. Rollins-Burdick Hunter of Alaska (04/12/1991) sp-3681--
[Workers' Compensation] (recreational activities)
A. Ogard v. L. Ogard (04/05/1991) sp-3679--
[Family Law] (support, property, interest)
Stevens, Allakeket and Dinyea v. Dept. of Natural Resources (03/29/1991) sp-3678--
[Administrative Agencies] (homestead land)
Kenai Borough v. Cook Inlet Region & Salamatov Native Assoc. (03/15/1991) sp-3671--
[Administrative Agencies] (property taxation)
L. Houston et al v. A. Racine (03/01/1991) sp-3668--
[Damages] (punitive damages, lost profits)
[Procedure, Civil] (limitations, discovery rule)
Diamond D Properties v. Dept. of Transportation (02/22/1991) sp-3665--
[Constitutional] (eminent domain)
H & M Construction v. Northcutt (01/18/1991) sp-3658--
[Damages] (unjust enrichment, construction contract breach, negligent infliction emotional distress)
A. Petersen v. Mutual Life Ins. Co. (12/14/1990) sp-3653