Alaska Supreme Court Cases
(2001 Chronological Index)

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United Services Automobile Assoc. v. Pruitt (12/28/2001) sp-5521 38 P3d 528
[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 38 P3d 7
[Family Law] (ICWA; past addictive behavior not controlling)
Municipality of Anchorage v. Anderson (12/21/2001) sp-5519 37 P3d 420
[Procedure, Appellate] (can’t appeal from non-final order)
Maxwell v. Maxwell (12/21/2001) sp-5518 37 P3d 424
[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 39 P3d 513
[Family Law] (disqualifying child custody investigator)
[Procedure, Civil] (attorney drafting findings and conclusions)
Hanson v. Hanson (12/14/2001) sp-5515 36 P3d 1181
[Procedure, Civil] (disqualifying trial judge; extrajudicial doctrine)
Brandal v. Shangin (12/14/2001) sp-5514 36 P3d 1188
[Procedure, Appellate] (plain error)
Shearer v. Mundt (12/14/2001) sp-5513 36 P3d 1196
[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 36 P3d 685
[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 36 P3d 703
[Probate] (remove pers. rep.; proving undue influence)
Wongittilin et al. v State et al. (12/07/2001) sp-5509 36 P3d 678
[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 39 P3d 1118
[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 36 P3d 35
[Torts] (Feres doctrine; respondeat superior, borrowed ee)
Juline Magden v. Alaska USA Federal Credit Union (11/23/2001) sp-5506 36 P3d 659
[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 36 P3d 654
[Evidence] (experimental evidence; proof of prior accidents)
Foster v State Department of Transportation (11/16/2001) sp-5504 34 P3d 1288
[Federal Issues] (jurisdiction pver Native allotments)
Griswold v Homer (11/16/2001) sp-5503 34 P3d 1280
[Equity] (collateral estoppel)
[Municipal Corporations] (spot zoning, deference to council)
Barrett v Alguire (11/16/2001) sp-5502 35 P3d 1
[Family Law] (move out-of-state; changed circumstance)
Vezey v Green (11/16/2001) sp-5501 35 P3d 14
[Real Estate] (adverse possession)
Meier v Cloud (11/16/2001) sp-5500 34 P3d 1274
[Family Law] (relocating parent, stability, continuity, no custody Investigator required)
State v Planned Parenthood of Alaska et al. (11/16/2001) sp-5499 35 P3d 30
[Constitutional] (minor abortions: privacy, equal protect)
Municipality of Anchorage et al. v Robertson (11/16/2001) sp-5498 35 P3d 12
[Workers' Compensation] (premises rule, providing employee parking)
Crittell v Bingo et al. (11/09/2001) sp-5496 36 P3d 634
[Probate] (will contest; the elements of undue influence)
Ulmer v Alaska Restaurant & Beverage Assoc. et al. (11/09/2001) sp-5495 33 P3d 773
[Procedure, Appellate] (mootness doctrine; public interest exception)
Goliver v McAllister (11/02/2001) sp-5497 34 P3d 324
[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 34 P3d 331
[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 34 P3d 327
[Torts] (intentional third-party spoilation of evidence)
Safeway, Inc. v State Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (11/02/2001) sp-5492 34 P3d 336
[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 34 P3d 302
[Municipal Corporations] (mayor's veto of school district budget)
Tolan v Kimball (10/19/2001) sp-5490 33 P3d 1152
[Family Law] (property division between unmarried couple)
Sprucewood Investment Corp. et al. v Alaska Housing Finance Corp. (10/19/2001) sp-5489 33 P3d 1156
[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 37 P3d 411
[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 40 P3d 786
[Contracts] (several rules of contract interpretation)
Alderman et al. v Iditarod Properties, Inc. et al. (10/12/2001) sp-5486 32 P3d 373
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (trade name infringement)
Hodge v Sorba (10/05/2001) sp-5485 31 P3d 1273
[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 31 P3d 1276
[Workers' Compensation] (third party settlements)
Riddell v Edwards (10/05/2001) sp-5483 32 P3d 4
[Probate] (no jury for will contest; how will can be revoked)
Pauley v Anchorage School District et al. (10/05/2001) sp-5482 31 P3d 1284
[Torts] (qualified official immunity)
Collins v Arctic Builders, Inc. et al. (10/05/2001) sp-5481 31 P3d 1286
[Workers' Compensation] (30-day notice of injury; 2-year statute of limitations)
Snyder v State Dept. of Public Safety (09/28/2001) sp-5480 31 P3d 770
[Criminal] (Miranda vs. refusal warning; blood vs. breath test)
Lybrand v Trask (09/28/2001) sp-5479 31 P3d 801
[Torts] (IIED)
Basargin v State Commercial Fisheries Entry Commision (09/28/2001) sp-5478 31 P3d 796
[Procedure, Appellate] (new case law doesn't mean new hearing)
City of Seward v Afognak Logging (09/28/2001) sp-5477 31 P3d 780
[Damages] (damages for negligently damaged property)
[Torts] (create duty three ways; discretionary immunity)
Bradley v Bradley (09/28/2001) sp-5476 32 P3d 372
[Procedure, Civil] (no execution on partial judgment)
Dore et al. v The City of Fairbanks et al. (09/28/2001) sp-5475 31 P3d 788
[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 31 P3d 88
[Constitutional] (physician-assisted suicide)
Bartek et al. v State Dept. of Natural Resources (09/21/2001) sp-5473 31 P3d 100
[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 30 P3d 621
[Administrative Agencies] (permanent disability under PERS)
William Sands v Living Word Fellowship (09/14/2001) sp-5471 34 P3d 955
[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 30 P3d 590
[Family Law] (two-step procedure for motion to modify custody)
Gayle Moore v Hartley Motors, Inc. et al. (09/14/2001) sp-5469 36 P3d 628
[Contracts] (signed release of liability)
[Torts] (signed release of liability)
Lynden Inc., et al. v James Walker (09/14/2001) sp-5468 30 P3d 609
[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 30 P3d 582
[Torts] (IIED and Whistleblower claims)
R&Y Inc. et al v Municipality of Anchorage (09/07/2001) sp-5466 34 P3d 289
[Real Estate] (inverse condemnation; compensable taking)
Choi v Anvil et al (09/07/2001) sp-5465 32 P3d 1
[Damages] (expert not needed to prove "subjective injuries")
Old Harbor Native Corp. et al v Afognak Joint Venture (09/07/2001) sp-5464 30 P3d 101
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (fiduciary duty between joint venturers)
[Contracts] (settlement agreements=contracts; mutual mistake)
Beaux v Jacob (09/07/2001) sp-5463 30 P3d 90
[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 30 P3d 79
[Family Law] (step-by-step procedure to terminate parental rights)
Green v Green (08/31/2001) sp-5461 29 P3d 854
[Family Law] (property division; Wanberg guidelines)
John v Baker (08/31/2001) sp-5460 30 P3d 68
[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 43 P3d 140
[Contracts] (basic rudiments of contract formation)
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 68)
In The Matter of: C.R.H. (08/31/2001) sp-5458 29 P3d 849
[Family Law] (transfer of Indian custody cases to tribal court)
Robles v Shoreside Petroleum, Inc. (08/31/2001) sp-5457 29 P3d 838
[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 29 P3d 829
[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 29 P3d 266
[Procedure, Appellate] (review of special master findings)
[Torts] (fail to discover hazard, comparative neligence)
Nickels v Napolilli (08/17/2001) sp-5454 29 P3d 242
[Workers' Compensation] (exclusive remedy; tort claim when employer provides no coverage)
State v Saathoff (08/17/2001) sp-5453 29 P3d 236
[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 28 P3d 935
[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 28 P3d 928
[Evidence] (evidentiary door-opening; medical history evidence collateral source rule)
Glamann v Kirk (08/17/2001) sp-5450 29 P3d 255
[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 28 P3d 915
[Evidence] (evidence in sexual abuse cases)
[Torts] (civil sexual abuse case)
Waldroup v Lindman (08/10/2001) sp-5448 28 P3d 293
[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 27 P3d 757
[Family Law] (hearing and findings required to change custody; appointment of custody investigator discretionary)
Enders v Parker (08/10/2001) sp-5446 28 P3d 280
[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 28 P3d 286
[Attorneys and Judges] (fee contracts override Rule 82, trial and appeal)
Hallam v Holland America Line, Inc. (08/03/2001) sp-5444 27 P3d 751
[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 28 P3d 904
[Constitutional] (Medicaid abortions; equal protection sliding scale; seperation of powers)
Meidinger v Koniag, Inc. (07/27/2001) sp-5442 31 P3d 77
[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 27 P3d 314
[Family Law] (custody when parent seeks to relocate)
Elliott v Settje (07/27/2001) sp-5439 27 P3d 317
[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 28 P3d 269
[Constitutional] (reduced filing fee for inmate suing state)
T.F. v. State, Dept. of Health and Social Services (07/20/2001) sp-5437 26 P3d 1089
[Family Law] (terminate parental rights in ICWA case)
Mitchell v Heinrichs (07/20/2001) sp-5436 27 P3d 309
[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 26 P3d 1099
[Workers' Compensation] (drug addiction as work-related injury)
Anderson v State Dept of Revenue, Permanent Fund Div (07/20/2001) sp-5434 26 P3d 1106
[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 26 P3d 1082
[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 26 P3d 459
[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 26 P3d 447
[Torts] (governmental immunity: planning vs. operational; State duty of care)
Long v Holland America Line Westours, Inc. (07/13/2001) sp-5430 26 P3d 430
[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 26 P3d 1074
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (separate policy limits; UM/UIM coverage; ambiguous insurance contacts)
Walden v State, DOT (07/13/2001) sp-5428 27 P3d 297
[Procedure, Civil] (trial judge need not mitigate correct ruling)
[Torts] (state highway maintenance, prior accidents)
Sierra v Goldbelt, Inc. (06/29/2001) sp-5427 25 P3d 697
[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 24 P3d 1245
[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 24 P3d 1235
[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 25 P3d 689
[Attorneys and Judges] (AG's power to enforce charitable trusts)
Anch. Police Dept. Empl. Assoc v Municipality of Anchorage (06/15/2001) sp-5423 24 P3d 547
[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 24 P3d 531
[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 24 P3d 1219
[Attorneys and Judges] (reinstate after disbarment)
Beaudoin v Beaudoin (06/15/2001) sp-5420 24 P3d 523
[Family Law] (voluntary underemployment)
E. H. v State Dept of Health and Social Services (06/08/2001) sp-5419 23 P3d 1186
[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 23 P3d 1168
[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 23 P3d 1165
[Procedure, Civil] (claim splitting)
Bruns v Municipality of Anchorage (06/01/2001) sp-5416 32 P3d 362
[Procedure, Civil] (excuse exhaustion of remedy, fear discharge)
C.W. v State Dept of Health and Social Services (05/25/2001) sp-5415 23 P3d 52
[Family Law] (abandonment of child as grounds for termination)
State, Department of Revenue v Martha Andrade, et al. (05/25/2001) sp-5414 23 P3d 58
[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 22 P3d 881
[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 22 P3d 885
[Family Law] (marital vs separate property, parties' actions as proof)
Hoffman Construction v U.S. Fabrication & Erection (05/11/2001) sp-5411 32 P3d 346
[Contracts] (indemnity K, duty to defend/indemnify)
Alpine Industries v Feyk (05/11/2001) sp-5410 22 P3d 445
[Torts] (public official, absolute immunity)
Peter v Schumacher Enterprises (05/11/2001) sp-5409 22 P3d 481
[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 22 P3d 451
[Torts] (retained control doctrine)
Wright v Wright (05/11/2001) sp-5405 22 P3d 875
[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 23 P3d 620
[Attorneys and Judges] (suspend 3 years for misapplying trust funds)
Lousiana Pacific Corp v State Dept of Revenue (05/04/2001) sp-5404 26 P3d 422
[Administrative Agencies] (state tax code incorporates IRC)
Finch v Greatland Foods, INC (05/04/2001) sp-5403 21 P3d 1282
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (employment K, covenant of good faith)
[Torts] (constructive discharge)
Baker v University of Alaska (05/04/2001) sp-5402 22 P3d 440
[Procedure, Appellate] (prepayment of costs for record, admin. Appeal)
Temple v Denali Princess Lodge (04/27/2001) sp-5401 21 P3d 813
[Workers' Compensation] (imported quarrels, assaults)
Brown v Lange (04/27/2001) sp-5400 21 P3d 822
[Procedure, Civil] (define "appearance"; interpret rules w/federal law)
Hartung v State of Alaska Dept. of Labor (04/27/2001) sp-5399 22 P3d 1
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (collect back UE taxes from corporate officer)
Cabana v Kenai Peninsula Borough (04/27/2001) sp-5398 21 P3d 833
[Procedure, Appellate] (can't appeal from legislative decision)
Sengupta v University of Alaska (04/27/2001) sp-5397 21 P3d 1240
[Torts] (§1981-§1983 claims: employ discrimination)
Sopko v. Schlumberger Technology Corp. (04/27/2001) sp-5396 21 P3d 1265
[Torts] (discovery rule)
West v West (04/27/2001) sp-5394 21 P3d 838
[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 21 P3d 367
[Constitutional] (governor's veto power)
M.W. v. Alaska Department of Health & Social Services (04/20/2001) sp-5391 20 P3d 1141
[Family Law] (terminate parental rights; abandon-reappear)
Brause v Alaska Dept of Health & Social Services (04/17/2001) sp-5392 21 P3d 357
[Procedure, Civil] (ripeness doctrine, no advisory opinions)
Brown v Alaska Dept of Administration (04/13/2001) sp-5389 20 P3d 586
[Constitutional] (when due process requires in-house hearing)
Whitesides v Alaska Dept of Public Safety (04/13/2001) sp-5388 20 P3d 1130
[Constitutional] (when due process requires in-house hearing)
State of Alaska v Joubert (04/13/2001) sp-5387 20 P3d 1115
[Criminal] (search incident to arrest; weapons search)
Hess v State of Alaska (04/13/2001) sp-5386 20 P3d 1121
[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 21 P3d 344
[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 20 P3d 583
[Attorneys and Judges] (Priority of statutory attorney's lien)
Lopez v. Administrator, Public Employee's Retirement System (04/06/2001) sp-5383 20 P3d 568
[Administrative Agencies] (Occupational disability benefits)
[Evidence] (Rule 408, evidence about settlements)
Farquhar v. Alaska National Insurance Company (04/06/2001) sp-5382 20 P3d 577
[Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (Construe insurance contracts; public policy override)
[Procedure, Appellate] (Stare decisis)
Bennett v. Artus (03/30/2001) sp-5381 20 P3d 560
[Attorneys and Judges] (Recovering fees under quantum meruit.)
[Equity] (Unjust enrichment; quantum meruit.)
Kellis v. Crites (03/30/2001) sp-5380 20 P3d 1112
[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 20 P3d 547
[Procedure, Appellate] (Standard of review, agency decisions)
Garrison v. Dixon (03/30/2001) sp-5378 19 P3d 1229
[Attorneys and Judges] (Rule 82/vexatious; enhanced or actual fees)
Grant v. Anchorage Police Dept. & Municipality of Anchorage (03/30/2001) sp-5377 20 P3d 553
[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 19 P3d 1209
[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 19 P3d 593
[Family Law] (Imputing business income w/o hearing)
N.A. v. State (03/23/2001) sp-5374 19 P3d 597
[Family Law] (ICWA: active efforts to reunite)
Shaw v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (03/16/2001) sp-5373 19 P3d 588
[Contracts] (Construe "accident" and "use" in insurance policy)
C.J. v. State, Dept. of Health & Social Services (03/16/2001) sp-5372 18 P3d 1214
[Family Law] (Terminate parental rights in ICWA case)
B.B. v. D.D. (03/09/2001) sp-5371 18 P3d 1210
[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 18 P3d 49
[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 18 P3d 686
[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 18 P3d 60
[Family Law] (Value of promissory note: Merrill factors, atty. Fee)
Zok v. Collins (02/23/2001) sp-5367 18 P3d 39
[Torts] (Attorney malpractice; expert witnesses)
Wing v. Geico Insurance Company (02/23/2001) sp-5366 17 P3d 783
[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 18 P3d 43
[Procedure, Civil] (Rule 12c and Rule 16c)
Yoon v. Alaska Real Estate Commission (02/23/2001) sp-5364 17 P3d 779
[Administrative Agencies] (Real Estate Surety Fund, promissory fraud)
[Torts] (Promissory fraud)
Simmons v. Insurance Company of North America (02/16/2001) sp-5363 17 P3d 56
[Contracts] (Reformation; insurance contract ambiguity)
Platz v. Aramburo (02/16/2001) sp-5362 17 P3d 65
[Family Law] (Best interests hearing required for custody change.)
Spott v. Spott (02/16/2001) sp-5361 17 P3d 52
[Family Law] (Fixing retrospective child support)
C.L. v. P.C.S. (02/12/2001) sp-5360 17 P3d 769
[Family Law] (ICWA placement guidelines; good cause to deviate.)
McCormick v. City of Dillingham (01/26/2001) sp-5359 16 P3d 735
[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 16 P3d 729
[Administrative Agencies] (AWHA: hourly vs. administrative employee)
Tlingit-Haida Regional Electrical Authority v. State, Alaska Public Utilities Commission (01/12/2001) sp-5357 15 P3d 754
[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 15 P3d 749
[Constitutional] (Medical marijuana law)
In the Matter of the Adoption of A.F.M. v. D.M. (01/05/2001) sp-5355 15 P3d 258
[Family Law] (Sexual assault, consent to adopt not required.)
J.M.R. v. S.T.R. (01/05/2001) sp-5354 15 P3d 253
[Family Law] (Domestic violence petition not appropriate to litigate custody; grounds for non-parent custody.)

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