2000 Alaska Supreme Court Cases (Chronological)

[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. (6/30/00) 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 (6/30/00) sp-5292 4 P3d 322

[Criminal] (curing prior refusal to take breath test)

Office of Public Advocacy v. Superior Court, Second Judicial District (6/23/00) sp-5291 3 P3d 932

[Administrative Agencies] (Continued appointment when client is ineligible)

State, Dept. of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement Div. v. McCormick (6/23/00) sp-5290 3 P3d 930

[Family Law] (Post-majority support)

Standifer v. State (6/16/00) sp-5289 3 P3d 925

[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. (6/16/00) sp-5288 3 P3d 916

[Torts] (Medical malpractice; informed consent; lost consortium by unmarried cohabitant)

Valentino v. Cote (6/16/00) sp-5287 3 P3d 337

[Family Law] (Custody dispute, older child's preference)

Edelman v. Edelman (6/16/00) sp-5286 3 P3d 348

[Family Law] (Wanberg guidelines; post-separation mortgage payments; compensatory damages; retirement benefits)

S.S.M v. State (6/16/00) sp-5285 3 P3d 342

[Family Law] (CINA case, relative has placement preference)

Alaskans For a Common Language Inc. v. Kritz (6/16/00) sp-5284 3 P3d 906

[Procedure, Civil] (Intervention as a matter of right)

Sosa v. State (6/16/00) sp-5283 4 P3d 951

[Criminal] (Implied consent to blood tests in DWI case)

[Statutory Construction] (Unambiguous statute, heavy burden of proof)

Coster v. Piekarski (6/9/00) sp-5282 3 P3d 333

[Procedure, Appellate] (Use on remand of issue first raised on appeal)

American International Group v. Carriere (6/9/00) sp-5281 2 P3d 1222

[Workers' Compensation] (Board cannot excuse 25% late payment penalty)

Bowers v. State (6/2/00) sp-5280 2 P3d 1215

[Criminal] (Purpose of indictment; state can disavow theory)

Northern Alaska Environmental Center v. State; Dept. of Natural Resources (6/2/00) sp-5279 2 P3d 629

[Statutory Construction] (Several canons of statutory construction)

A.H. v. P.B. (5/26/00) sp-5278 2 P3d 627

[Attorneys and Judges] (ex parte communication with judge prohibited)

[Family Law] (Hearing required before material visit change)

Pierce v. Catalina Yachts, Inc. (5/19/00) sp-5277 2 P3d 618

[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Warranty excluding consequential damages)

[Damages] (Warranty excluding consequential damages)

Gerber v. Juneau Bartlett Memorial Hospital (5/19/00) sp-5276 2 P3d 74

[Statutory Construction] ("May" = discretionary; "shall" = mandatory)

[Torts] (Malpractice: use of expert panel report)

Samaniego v. City of Kodiak (5/19/00) sp-5275 2 P3d 78

[Torts] (Immunity in excessive force cases)

D.P. v. Wrangell General Hospital (5/19/00) sp-5274 5 P3d 225

In the matter of Johnstone (5/19/00) sp-5273 2 P3d 1226

[Attorneys and Judges] (Appearance of impropriety)

Allen v. Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation Commission (5/12/00) sp-5272 1 P3d 699

[Administrative Agencies] (Authority for retroactive orders under APA.)

Lloyd's of London v. Fulton (5/12/00) sp-5271 2 P3d 1199

[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Notice to insured of coverage issue; estoppel.)

[Procedure, Appellate] (Remand for insufficient findings and conclusions)

Sullivan v. Subramanian (5/12/00) sp-5270 2 P3d 66

[Real Estate] ( URLTA, claims for dimunition of rental value)

State, Dept. of Corrections v. Johnson (5/5/00) sp-5269 2 P3d 53

[Torts] (Duty owed to prisoners; negligence per se.)

Chilton-Wren v. Olds (5/5/00) sp-5268 1 P3d 693

[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 (4/28/00) sp-5267

--- Withdrawn and reissued as sp-5312 ---

Steffey v. Municipality (4/28/00) sp-5266 1 P3d 685

[Workers' Compensation] (Rebut presumption; defer to Board decision)

DeYonge v. Nana/Marriott (4/21/00) sp-5265 1 P3d 90

[Workers' Compensation] (Rebut presumption; symptoms vs. condition)

M.C. v. Northern Insurance Company of New York (4/21/00) sp-5264 1 P3d 673

[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Insurance policy exclusions; duty to defend)

Alaska General Alarm, Inc. v. Grinnell (4/21/00) sp-5263 1 P3d 98

[Procedure, Civil] (Statute of limitations, complaint to apportion)

State, Dept. of Revenue v. Leitch (4/14/00) sp-5262 999 P2d 782

[Family Law] (de facto custody change; CSED right to modify.)

Egemo v. Egemo Construction Company (4/14/00) sp-5261 998 P2d 434

[Workers' Compensation] (Disability requires injury plus earnings loss)

Doyon Universal Services V. Allen (4/14/00) sp-5260 999 P2d 764

[Workers' Compensation] (Remote site doctrine; adequate pre-existing injury)

Worthy v. State (4/14/00) sp-5259 999 P2d 771

[Evidence] (Disputing evidence on a collateral matter)

Silvers v. Silvers (4/14/00) sp-5258 999 P2d 786

[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 (4/7/00) sp-5257 1 P3d 83

[Administrative Agencies] (Deference to agency interpreting its own regs)

[Procedure, Appellate] (Standard of review, administrative appeal)

Halliburton Energy Services v. State (4/7/00) sp-5256 2 P3d 41

[Statutory Construction] (Void for vagueness)

Cavin v. State; Fish and Wildlife Protection Div. (4/7/00) sp-5255 3 P3d 323

[Federal Issues] (Jones Act and unseaworthiness claims)

Jerrel v. State (3/24/00) sp-5254 3 P3d 323

[Administrative Agencies] (Regulations must be promulgated under APA)

[Equity] (Estoppel, agency failure to enforce regulation)

City of Fairbanks v. Rice (3/17/00) sp-5253 20 P3d 1097

[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 (3/17/00) sp-5252 996 P2d 1238

[Procedure, Civil] (Incompetence of party during trial)

Odom v. Fairbanks Memorial Hospital (3/17/00) sp-5251 999 P2d 123

[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 (3/17/00) sp-5250 999 P2d 755

[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Antitrust; unfair trade practices)

[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 56, construe favoring nonmoving party)

[Torts] (Interfere with contract)

Preblich v. Zorea (3/10/00) sp-5249 996 P2d 730

[Attorneys and Judges] (Discovery rule in attorney malpractice cases)

[Torts] (Discovery rule tolls statute of limitations)

In the Matter of Alaback and Hall (3/10/00) sp-5248 997 P2d 1181

[Constitutional] (Closed custody hearing not unconstitutional or violation of Public Records Law)

[Procedure, Civil] (Standing requires injury-in-fact)

Beavers v. State (3/10/00) sp-5247 998 P2d 1040

[Criminal] (Confession based on police threat)

Skvorc v. State (3/3/00) sp-5246 996 P2d 1192

[Administrative Agencies] (Executive Branch Ethics Act)

C.P. v. Allstate Insurance Company (3/3/00) sp-5245 996 P2d 1216

[Contracts] (Rules for construing insurance contracts)

[Torts] (Personal tort liability of insurance adjuster)

Simon v. State (3/3/00) sp-5244 996 P2d 1211

[Real Estate] (Interpreting ambiguous highway easement)

State v. Hodari (3/3/00) sp-5243 996 P2d 1230

[Criminal] (Rejection of rigid sentencing benchmarks)

Barrett v. Era Aviation, Inc. (2/25/00) sp-5242 996 P2d 101

[Evidence] (Rules concerning use of expert witness)

[Torts] (Common carrier negligence)

Wescott v. State, Dept. of Labor (2/18/00) sp-5241 996 P2d 723

[Administrative Agencies] (Unemployment compensation; suitable work)

O'Callaghan v. Rue (2/18/00) sp-5240 996 P2d 88

[Procedure, Appellate] (Standard of review, administrative regs.)

Bennett v. Hedglin (2/11/00) sp-5239 995 P2d 668

[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 (2/11/00) sp-5238 996 P2d 84

[Family Law] (Valid support offset; CSED recoup AFDC)

Native Village of Eklutna v. Board of Adjustment for Municipality of Anchorage (2/4/00) sp-5237 995 P2d 641

[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. (2/4/00) sp-5236 995 P2d 657

[Torts] (Strict liability, ultrahazardous, trespass, nuisance)

American Computer Institute v. State, Alaska Student Loan Corporation (2/4/00) sp-5235 995 P2d 647

[Contracts] (Offer substitute performance; school catalogue as K)

Balough v. Fairbanks North Star Borough (1/28/00) sp-5234 995 P2d 245

[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 (1/21/00) sp-5233 995 P2d 224

[Workers' Compensation] (Odd lot doctrine; presumption analysis)

Moore v. Allstate Insurance Company (1/21/00) sp-5232 995 P2d 231

[Family Law] (Jurisdiction, concurrent or exclusive)

Berger v. Wien Air Alaska (1/21/00) sp-5231 995 P2d 240

[Workers' Compensation] (Odd lot doctrine; presumption analysis)

D.M. v. State, Div. Of Family & Youth Services (1/14/00) sp-5230 995 P2d 205

[Constitutional] (Notice failure; Matthews due process analysis)

[Family Law] (Terminate parental rights, two step process)

Raphael v. State (1/7/00) sp-5229 994 P2d 1004

[Criminal] (Witness intimidation; defendant right to be present)

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