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- Public Employees' Retirement System v.
Gallant (12/29/2006) sp-6088
- Northwest Medical Imaging, Inc. v. State,
Dept. of Revenue (12/29/2006) sp-6087
- [Attorneys and Judges] (taxing dissolved
foreign corporation)
- [Procedure, Civil] (subject matter
jurisdiction)
- Anchorage Citizens for Taxi Reform v.
Municipality of Anchorage (12/22/2006) sp-6086
- [Constitutional] (initiative can't
appropriate)
- Perkins v. Doyon Universal Services, LLC
(12/22/2006) sp-6085
- [Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (employment
discrimination)
- [Torts] (employment discrimination)
- Blood v. Kenneth A. Murray Insurance, Inc.
(12/22/2006) sp-6084
- [Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (need only
follow statute to cancel insurance policy)
- [Torts] (insurer has no non-statutory duty to
notify insured of cancellation)
- State, Dept. of Health & Social Services,
Div. of Family & Youth Services v. Native Village of Curyung (12/15/2006)
sp-6083
- [Federal Issues] (1983 claims)
- [Torts] (proper plaintiff and defendant in
1983 claims; parens patriae)
- State, Dept. of Corrections v. Cowles
(12/15/2006) sp-6082
- [Torts] (sovereign immunity, parole cases)
- C.J. v. State, Dept. of Corrections
(12/15/2006) sp-6081
- [Torts] (sovereign immunity, parole cases;
noneconomic damages cap is constitutional)
- Rodvik v. Rodvik (12/08/2006) sp-6080
- [Family Law] (unsupervised visitation;
unequal property division based on need to support children)
- Schmitz v. Yukon-Koyukuk School District
(11/17/2006) sp-6079
- [Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (exhaust
remedies before suing employer)
- [Contracts] (incorporate two documents into
one contract)
- Lamb v. Anderson (11/17/2006) sp-6078
- [Criminal] (effect of a no contest plea on
tort case)
- [Torts] (effect of a no contest plea on tort
case)
- The Green Party of Alaska v. State
(11/17/2006) sp-6077
- [Constitutional] (elections: modicum of
support)
- [Procedure, Appellate] (deference to
legislature re: elections)
- Blodgett v. Blodgett (11/17/2006) sp-6076
- [Constitutional] (Alaska Const., forfeiture
of estate)
- [Probate] (the slayer statute)
- Haynes v. McComb (11/17/2006) sp-6075
- [Criminal] (malpractice, post-conviction
relief)
- [Procedure, Civil] (moving party's burden in
summary judgment)
- [Torts] (malpractice, post-conviction relief)
- Smallwood v. Central Peninsula General
Hospital (11/17/2006) sp-6074
- [Contracts] (third-party beneficiaries)
- [Federal Issues] (Medicaid reimbursement)
- [Torts] (unfair trade practices)
- Benavides v. State (11/17/2006) sp-6073
- [Statutory Construction] (maxims of
construction)
- Kohlhaas v. State (11/17/2006) sp-6072
- [Constitutional] (unconstitutional voter
initiative)
- State v. Parker (11/10/2006) sp-6071
- [Criminal] (16-year-old can't consent to
child porn, exploitation)
- Peter A. v. State (11/10/2006) sp-6070
- [Procedure, Appellate] (mootness doctrine)
- Western States Fire Protection Co. of AK v.
Municipality of Anchorage (11/10/2006) sp-6069
- [Procedure, Appellate] (rational basis
standard for admin. Decisions)
- Cleary v. Smith (11/10/2006) sp-6068
- [Criminal] (transfer prisoners outside
Alaska)
- Blood v. Kenneth A. Murray Insurance, Inc.
(11/03/2006) sp-6067
- [Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (need only
follow statute to cancel insurance policy)
- [Torts] (insurer has no non-statutory duty to
notify insured of cancellation)
- DeNardo v. Bax (10/27/2006) sp-6066
- [Procedure, Civil] (discovery protective
order)
- [Torts] (defamation, privileges)
- Lightle v. State, Real Estate Commission
(10/20/2006) sp-6065
- [Real Estate] (real estate commission surety
fund)
- [Torts] (fraudulent misrepresentation)
- North West Cruise Ship Association of Alaska,
Inc. v. State, Office of Lieutenant Governor, Division of Elections
(10/13/2006) sp-6064
- [Statutory Construction] (define Aqualified
voter@)
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Company v. State,
Dept. of Environmental Conservation (10/13/2006) sp-6063
- [Federal Issues] (clean air act)
- [Statutory Construction] (maxim: plainer the
language, etc)
- The Estate of Brett M. Milos v. Quality
Asphalt Paving, Inc. (10/13/2006) sp-6062
- [Procedure, Civil] (Rule 56, Asome@ evidence
by nonmoving party)
- [Torts] (wrongful death vs. workers=
compensation)
- [Workers' Compensation] (exclusive remedy;
injury on employer premises; define Acourse of employment@)
- St. Paul Church, Inc. v. Board of Trustees of
the Alaska Missionary Conference of the United Methodist Church, Inc.
(10/13/2006) sp-6061
- [Business, Commercial/Labor Law] (retaining
corporate name)
- [Constitutional] (church doctrine; separation
clause)
- [Real Estate] (presumption of ownership;
statute of frauds)
- [Torts] (trespass; conversion)
- State, Dept of Transportation & Public
Facilities v. Miller (10/06/2006) sp-6060
- [Damages] (mitigation; lost earnings)
- [Procedure, Civil] (motion to continue)
- [Torts] (gratuitous undertaking)
- Kirk v. Demientieff (10/06/2006) sp-6059
- [Procedure, Civil] (Rule 24, intervention)
- Anderson v. PPCT Management Systems, Inc.
(10/06/2006) sp-6058
- [Torts] (respondeat superior; vicarious
liability of principal, independent contractor)
- B.R. v. State, Dept of Corrections
(09/29/2006) sp-6057
- [Torts] (state's intentional tort immunity)
- Board of Trustees, Anchorage Police and Fire
Retirement System v. Municipality of Anchorage (09/29/2006) sp-6056
- [Constitutional] (retirement plans under
Alaska Const.)
- Kinn v. Alaska Sales & Service, Inc.
(09/29/2006) sp-6055
- [Procedure, Appellate] (defer to arbitration
award)
- Copper v. Cooper (09/29/2006) sp-6054
- [Criminal] (violation of protective order)
- [Family Law] (violation of protective order)
- Murray v. Ledbetter (09/29/2006) sp-6053
- [Equity] (equitable doctrine-fraud upon the
court)
- Olson v. Teck Cominco Alaska, Inc.
(09/29/2006) sp-6052
- [Procedure, Appellate] (standard of review,
summary judgment)
- Stuart v. Whaler's Cove, Inc. (09/29/2006)
sp-6051
- Jimerson v. Tetlin Native Corporation
(09/29/2006) sp-6050
- [Contracts] (can't enforce unlawful contract)
- [Federal Issues] (alienate ANCSA shares)
- [Statutory Construction] (words construed
using common usage)
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Company v. Lestenkof (09/29/2006) sp-6049
- [Procedure, Appellate] (standard of review,
summary judgment)
- King v. Carey (09/22/2006) sp-6048
- [Family Law] (change in circumstance; no
hearing granted)
- [Procedure, Civil] (disregard new arguments
raised in reply brief)
- Morgan v. Morgan (09/22/2006) sp-6047
- [Family Law] (nonvested pensions as marital
property)
- [Procedure, Civil] (time limit for filing Rule
60(b) motion)
- City of Skagway v. Robertson (09/22/2006)
sp-6046
- [Constitutional] (commercial speech,
overbroad)
- [Municipal Corporations] (ordinance challenged
as overbroad)
- Melendrez v. Melendrez (09/15/2006) sp-6045
- [Family Law] (change in circumstance is
threshold determina- tion; custody is in trial judge's discretion)
- Forshee v. Forshee (09/08/2006) sp-6044
- [Family Law] (parties duty to provide
evidence; economic mis- conduct by spouse; enforcing settlement agreements)
- [Procedure, Appellate] (pleadings of pro se
litigant)
- [Procedure, Civil] (pleadings of pro se
litigant)
- Williams v. Williams (09/08/2006) sp-6043
- Young v. Embley (09/08/2006) sp-6042
- [Equity] (equity abhors forfeiture)
- [Real Estate] (junior lienholder has right of
cure)
- Watega v. Watega (09/08/2006) sp-6041
- [Family Law] (interim order of marital
property)
- Alaska Railroad Corporation v. Native Village
of Eklutna (09/01/2006) sp-6040
- [Municipal Corporations] (land use authority)
- Brotherton v. Brotherton (09/01/2006) sp-6039
- [Procedure, Civil] (judgment execution during
appeal; interest rate)
- International Seafoods of Alaska, Inc. v.
Bissonette (09/01/2006) sp-6038
- [Procedure, Civil] (Rule 23, class actions)
- Krize v. Krize (08/25/2006) sp-6037
- [Family Law] (transmutation; evaluation;
future inheritance)
- Valley Hospital Association, Inc. v. Brauneis
(08/18/2006) sp-6036, 141 P3d 726
- [Attorneys and Judges] (must specify actual
fees in default case)
- [Procedure, Civil] (Rule 55, present evidence
after default)
- Catholic Bishop of Northern Alaska v. Does
(08/18/2006) sp-6035, 141 P3d 719
- [Statutory Construction] (statutes presumed
to operate prospectively)
- [Torts] (statute of limitations, discovery
rule)
- Odom v. Odom (08/11/2006) sp-6034, 141
P3d 324
- [Family Law] (transmutation and active
appreciation; invading separate property)
- Lee v. State (08/11/2006) sp-6033, 141
P3d 342
- [Procedure, Civil] (Rule 37 sanctions, failure
to comply w/discovery)
- In the Matter of the Adoption of Erin G.
(08/04/2006) sp-6032, 140 P3d 886
- [Federal Issues] (state statutes of limitations
apply when federal law provides none)
- [Procedure, Civil] (state statutes of
limitations apply when federal law provides none)
- Vazquez v. Campbell (07/28/2006) sp-6031
- [Attorneys and Judges] (full fee award okay
if based on statute; fee award okay even if party's legal services are free)
- Lewis v. State, Dept. of Corrections
(07/28/2006) sp-6030, 139 P3d 1266
- [Constitutional] (no inmate right to
independent medical exam)
- [Criminal] (no inmate right to independent
medical exam)
- Gilbert M. v. State (07/21/2006) sp-6029,
139 P3d 581
- [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, 140 P3d 882
- [Equity] (statute of limitations, equitable
tolling)
- [Procedure, Civil] (statute of limitations,
equitable tolling)
- Staudenmaier v. Municipality of Anchorage
(07/21/2006) sp-6027, 139 P3d 1259
- [Constitutional] (unconstitutional sale,
municipal utilities)
- [Municipal Corporations] (unconstitutional
sale, municipal utilities)
- Sengupta v. University of Alaska (07/21/2006)
sp-6026, 139 P3d 572
- [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, 139 P3d 564
- [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, 139 P3d 544
- [Administrative Agencies] (procurement code,
exclusive remedy)
- [Torts] (official immunity; three factors)
- Pederson v. Barnes (07/21/2006) sp-6023,
139 P3d 552
- [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,
139 P3d 1214
- [Criminal] (what constitutes disorderly
conduct)
- [Torts] (official qualified/"good faith"
immunity)
- Myers v. Alaska Psychiatric Institute
(06/30/2006) sp-6021, 138 P3d 238
- [Constitutional] (refuse psychiatric
medication; liberty - privacy)
- Crawford v. State (06/30/2006) sp-6020,
138 P3d 254
- [Criminal] (search vehicle center console
during arrest)
- Lakloey, Inc. v. University of Alaska
(06/23/2006) sp-6019, 141 P3d 317
- [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, 137 P3d 245
- [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, 137
P3d 289
- [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, 137 P3d 280
- [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,
137 P3d 267
- [Procedure, Civil] (pre-1997; separate suit
for contribution)
- Rowland v. Monsen (05/19/2006) sp-6014,
135 P3d 1036
- [Procedure, Civil] (Rule 60(b)(4) motion not
substitute for appeal)
- Vaska v. State (05/15/2006) sp-6013, 135
P3d 1011
- [Criminal] (foundation for prior inconsistent
statements)
- Interior Cabaret, Hotel, Restaurant &
Retailers Assoc. v. Fairbanks North Star Borough (05/12/2006) sp-6012,
135 P3d 1000
- [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,
136 P3d 214
- [Workers' Compensation] (permanent total
disability)
- Jarvis v. Ensminger (05/05/2006) sp-6010,
134 P3d 353
- [Contracts] (condition precedent must be
unambiguous)
- [Equity] (promissory estoppel)
- Hogg v. Raven Contractors, Inc. (05/05/2006)
sp-6009, 134 P3d 349
- [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, 134 P3d
343
- [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,
134 P3d 338
- [Procedure, Appellate] (affirm on any ground
supported by record)
- State, Alaska Board of Fisheries v. Grunert
(04/21/2006) sp-6006, 139 P3d 1226
- [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, 127 P3d 261
- [Administrative Agencies] (executive action
vs. adjudication)
- Byers v. Ovitt (04/21/2006) sp-6004, 133
P3d 676
- [Family Law] (imputing income; liberal 90.3
discovery)
- Mattfield v. Mattfield (04/21/2006) sp-6003,
133 P3d 667
- [Family Law] (no black-letter law)
- Mahan v. Arctic Catering, Inc. (04/21/2006)
sp-6002, 133 P3d 655
- [Torts] (sexual harassment, wrongful
termination)
- In the Matter of the Adoption of Missy M.
(04/14/2006) sp-6001, 133 P3d 645
- [Family Law] (adoption is a two-step
proceeding)
- Debbie G./Charles F. v. State of Alaska, DHSS
(04/07/2006) sp-6000, 132 P3d 1168
- [Family Law] (designating a relative does not
"remedy" parental misconduct)
- Kay v. Danbar, Inc. (03/31/2006) sp-5999,
132 P3d 262
- [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,
132 P3d 276
- [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,
131 P3d 471
- [Contracts] (enforcing contract with
indefinite term)
- [Procedure, Civil] (law of the case)
- Smith v. CSK Auto, Inc. (03/10/2006) sp-5995,
132 P3d 818
- [Procedure, Civil] (res judicata)
- Circle De Lumber Co. v. Humphrey (03/03/2006)
sp-5994, 130 P3d 941
- [Workers' Compensation] (comp rate increase;
interest; enhanced fee)
- Anchorage Chrysler Center, Inc. v.
DaimlerChrysler Corporation (02/24/2006) sp-5993, 129 P3d 905
- [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, 129 P3d 919
- [Procedure, Civil] (statute of limitations,
expanded discovery rule)
- [Torts] (statute of limitations, expanded
discovery rule)
- Adams v. Adams (02/24/2006) sp-5991, 131
P3d 464
- [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, 129 P3d 898
- [Municipal Corporations] (sufficiency of ballot
propositions)
- City of Kenai v. Friends of the Recreation
Center, Inc. (02/17/2006) sp-5989, 129 P3d 452
- [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, 129 P3d 887
- [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,
131 P3d 451
- [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, 129 P3d 881
- [Workers' Compensation] (intermittent union
calls = hourly worker, not temporary or seasonal worker)
- Elliott v. Elliott (02/17/2006) sp-5985,
129 P3d 449
- [Family Law] (opposed custody motion; hearing
and findings required, except for insubstantial alterations)
- Simpson v. Murkowski (02/10/2006) sp-5984,
129 P3d 435
- [Constitutional] (contract clause)
- [Contracts] (promissory estoppel; contract
clause)
- [Equity] (promissory estoppel)
- Price v. Eastham (02/03/2006) sp-5983,
128 P3d 725
- [Real Estate] (define scope of prescriptive
public easement)
- Brandal v. State, Commercial Fisheries Entry
Commission (02/03/2006) sp-5982, 128 P3d 732
- [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, 130 P3d 932
- [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, 128 P3d 164
- [Damages] (loss of use damages)
- In Re Ford (01/27/2006) sp-5979, 128 P3d
178
- [Attorneys and Judges] (disciplinary
proceeding; 3-step sanction analysis)
- Cole v. State Farm Insurance Co. (01/27/2006)
sp-5978, 128 P3d 171
- [Contracts] (insurance contracts = adhesion
contracts; spouse means "husband" or "wife")
- Marsingill v. O'Malley (01/27/2006) sp-5977,
128 P3d 151
- [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,
128 P3d 186
- [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, 127 P3d 826
- [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)