Alaska Bad Faith Law

<h2> <center> State of Alaska v. Joshua Wahl </h2> </center>

Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with multiple counts of first- and second-degree murder in connection with the deaths of Jennifer Gardiner and Timothy Evans. <br> <br> After several bail hearings, Wahl remains in custody pending trial. Wahl now appeals from the court's ruling at his most recent bail hearing declining to approve his proposed third-party... More...

$0 (11-07-2025 - AK)
<h2> <center> Lilah Moss v. Country Financial d/b/a Country Preferred Insurance Company </h2> </center>

Anchorage, Alaska insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> This case was initially filed in the State of Alaska, Third Judicial District, 3AN-25-04081, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant.<br> <br> In Alaska, insurance bad faith occurs when an insurer unreasonably denies or delays payment of a valid claim... More...

$0 (08-07-2025 - AK)
<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Jonathan Pavlik, Vincent Jacobson, Kyle Dierick, Michael Babic, Timothy Ross </h1></center></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Juneau, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with illegal illegally harvesting halibut </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Five commercial fishermen charged in illegal halibut fishing conspiracy</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> A... More...

$0 (08-04-2025 - AK)
<h2> <center> State of Alaska v. Kevin W. Pease </h2> </center>

Fairbanks, Alaska - The state charged Marvin L. Roberts, Kevin W. Pease, Eugene G. Vent, and George C. Frese with the assault and robbery of Franklin Dayton and the robbery, sexual assault, and murder of John Hartman. The crimes occurred during the early morning hours of October 11, 1997. <br> <br> Arlo Olson testified that he witnessed the assault of Franklin Dayton. Olson attended a wedding rec... More...

$0 (07-28-1999 - AK)
<h2><center> Brittany Blake, D.C., et al. v. NCMIC Insurance Company </h2></center>

Anchorage, Alaska insurance Law lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendant on a bad faith breach contract theory.<br> <br> Plaintiffs are seven women who formerly were patients of Dr. Myron Schweigert, a chiropractor practicing at Chugach Chiropractic Clinic, LLC (the “Clinic”) in Eagle River, Alaska.[5]On December 31, 2015, Plaintiffs filed suit against Dr Schweigert and the Cli... More...

$0 (05-26-2023 - AK)
<h2> <center> Mechele K. Linehan v. State of Alaska </h2> </center>

"The judge in a criminal jury trial plays a variety of important roles, including:<br> <br> Presiding over the trial: The judge is responsible for maintaining order in the courtroom and ensuring that the trial proceeds fairly. This includes making rulings on evidentiary objections, instructing the jury on the law, and ensuring that both the prosecution and defense have a fair opportunity to pr... More...

$0 (02-05-2020 - AK)
<h2> <center> State of Alaska v. John T. Carlin, III </h2> <center>

Anchorage, Alaska criminal law lawyers represented Defendant changed with first-degree murder.<br> <br>         We consolidated these two cases to resolve the following question: What is the effect of the death of a criminal defendant while an appeal is pending? John Carlin III was convicted of first-degree murder. He appealed his conviction to the court of appeals and died... More...

$0 (03-25-2011 - AK)
<h2><center> Robert Bynum v. Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company </h2></center>

Anchorage, Alaska insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory claiming damages in excess of $75,000 as a direct result of the failure of the Defendant to pay Plaintiff’s claim.<br> <br> This case was filed in the Third Judicial District Superior Court, 3AN-20-04775 CI, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant.<br>... More...

$1 (11-03-2022 - AK)
<h2><center> Sonemany Choummittaphanh v. Allstate Motor Club, Inc., et al. </h2></center>

Fairbanks, Alaska insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory claiming damages in excess of $100,000 as a direct result of the failure of the Defendant to pay Plaintiff’s claim.<br> <br> This case was filed in the State of Alaska, 4FA-22-01023 CI and was removed to federal court by the Defendants.<br> <br> <br> <h2><br> <c... More...

$1 (11-04-2022 - AK)
<center> <h2> David Thompson v. Heather Hebdon </h2> </center>

We must decide whether an Alaska law regulating campaign contributions violates the First Amendment. At issue are Alaska’s limit on contributions made by individuals to candidates, its limit on contributions made by individuals to election-related groups, its limit on political party-to-candidate contributions, and its limit on the total funds a candidate may receive from out-of-state residents.... More...

$0 (11-29-2018 - AK)
<center> <h2> United States of America v. Tyler Arlan Weis <P> <img width="300" src="https://www.searchquarry.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/alaska.gif"> <P> District of Alaska Federal Courthouse - Anchorage, Alaska </h2> </center>

Anchorage, AK - Tyler Arlan Weis, 41, of Wasilla, was sentenced on May 7, 2018 by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess to serve 12 years in prison, followed by a life term of supervised release, for receipt of child pornography.<br> <br> In October 2016, Alaska State Troopers (AST) investigating an online file-sharing network downloaded multiple files of child pornography from Weis’s com... More...

$0 (05-08-2018 - AK)
<center><h2>UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. 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</td> </table></center><center><h2><FONT COLOR="black">United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit </FONT> </h2>

Wells’ convictions arise out of the deaths of Richard W. Belisle and James A. Hopkins, federal employees and Wells’ co-workers at the United States Coast Guard (“USCG”) antenna maintenance facility, located at the USCG Communication Station (“COMMSTA”) on Kodiak Island, Alaska. COMMSTA consists of two main buildings: a large operations center, known as T1; and the antenna maintenance f... More...

$0 (12-21-2017 - AK)
<center> <h2> United States of America v. James Michael Wells <P> <img width="300" src="https://www.searchquarry.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/alaska.gif"> <P> District of Alaska Federal Courthouse - Anchorage, Alaska </h2> </center>

Defendant-Appellant James Michael Wells (“Wells”) appeals from his jury trial convictions for two counts of First Degree Murder, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1111(a), (b); two counts of Murder of a Federal Employee, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1114, 1111; and two counts of Use of a Firearm in Relation to a Crime of Violence Resulting in Death, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924 (c), (j). Well... More...

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United States of America v. Michael Gray, Jr.

Fairbanks, AK - Fairbanks Man Sentenced For Child Pornography Crimes<br> <br> Michael Gray, Jr., 35, resident of Fairbanks, Alaska, was sentenced to 77 months in prison, to be followed by a 15-year term of supervised release, for possession of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B). <br> <br> According to documents filed in the case, on June 26 and 29, 2015, law enforcement i... More...

$0 (08-01-2016 - AK)
Angelina Trailov and Mary Kenick v. Allstate Insurance Company and Kathy Berry

Bethel, AK - Angelina Trailov and Mary Kenick sued Allstate Insurance Company and Kathy Berry on bad faith breach of contract theories claiming that the defendants improperly handled Plaintiffs' claims. <br> <br> Trailov was 15-years-old at the time of the accident. She suffered a skull fracture, a punctured lung and other permanent injuries. <br> <br> Court Docket Entries:<br> <br> 12/13/2004 08... More...

$17000000 (09-23-2015 - AK)
Nunamta Aulukestal v. State of Alaska

Challenged in this case are land and water use permits allowing intensive<br> mineral exploration on State land. The main question we address is whether the<br> Department of Natural Resources (DNR) had to give public notice before issuing the<br> permits. Because the Alaska Constitution requires public notice when interests in land<br> are transferred, the answer to this question depends on wheth... More...

$0 (05-29-2015 - AK)
Alaska Stock, L.L.C. v. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

We address whether copyright registration of a collective work registered the component works within it.<br><br>Facts<br><br>This case was dismissed for failure to state a claim, so we assume for purposes of analysis that the facts were as pleaded in the complaint.<br><br>Alaska Stock, a stock photography agency, registered large numbers of photographs at a time, listing only some of the authors a... More...

$0 (03-18-2014 - AK)
Keven Windel v. Mat-Se Title Insurance Agency, Inc.

The primary issue in this consolidated appeal is the validity and interpretation of a roadway easement granted to meet a borough's subdivision plat-waiver requirements. The borough later approved a nearby subdivision project contingent on upgrading the easement roadway. The owners of the servient estate first insisted that the developer maintain his roadway upgrade within the original 50-foot eas... More...

$0 (11-30--0001 - AK)
Susan Taylor v. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage

A woman purchased a home and fell behind on her mortgage payments.<br> Despite the bank having agreed to postpone a foreclosure sale, the bank proceeded with<br> the sale. After the woman threatened suit, the bank re-purchased the home and entered<br> into settlement negotiations with the woman; the bank promised to re-convey the property to the woman so that she could proceed with a sale to a thi... More...

$0 (05-17-2013 - AK)
Thomas Titus v. State of Alaska

A motorcyclist was involved in a single-vehicle accident resulting in a cut<br> on his head and minor damage to his motorcycle. The accident involved no other<br> drivers, vehicles, or property. Because the motorcycle was not insured at the time of the accident, the State of Alaska, Department of Administration, Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) suspended the driver’s license. The motorcycli... More...

$0 (04-12-2013 - AK)
Caroline Williams v. GEICO Casualty Co. d/b/a GEICo

This appeal arises from a declaratory action filed by an insurer to clarify the terms of its duties under a policy. The underlying tort action resulted from a car accident in which the insured, while driving a rental truck, hit a person who was lying in the middle of the road. Both the driver and the person struck were intoxicated, as was a passenger in the truck. The person who was struck died fr... More...

$0 (01-25-2013 - AK)
Estate of Simone Young Kim v. Ray Coxe d/b/a Rayco Sales

Jason Coday shot and killed Simone Kim with a rifle obtained from Ray Coxe’s gun store. Kim’s Estate (the Estate) brought a wrongful death action against Coxe, alleging that Coxe negligently or illegally provided Coday the rifle. Coxe defended in part by asserting immunity under the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA). The Estate argued against applying the PLCAA and al... More...

$0 (02-22-2013 - ak)
Esther J. Runstrom v. Alaska Native Medical Center

A healthcare worker was sprayed in the eye with fluids from an HIV-positive patient. She received preventive treatment and counseling. Her employer initially paid workers’ compensation benefits; it later filed a controversion based on its doctor’s opinion that the employee was able to return to work. The employee asked for more benefits, but the Alaska Workers’ Compensation Bo... More...

$0 (07-20-2012 - AK)
Sea Hawk Seafoods, Inc. v. City of Valdez

Sea Hawk Seafoods, Inc. sued the City of Valdez for damages after Valdez applied for a grant from the State of Alaska for funding to convert Sea Hawk’s seafood processing facility into a fish meal plant but then declined to accept the $600,000 grant that the State conditionally awarded to Valdez. On pre-trial motions, the superior court dismissed Sea Hawk’s claims for breach of contr... More...

$0 (07-27-2012 - AK)
James B. Gottstein v. Brian W. Kraft

This case concerns the ownership of James “Jim” and Terrie Gottstein’s former marital home. Jim paid for the property, but Terrie’s name alone was on the deed. The Gottsteins lived in the home for 15 years before moving out; they later separated. Terrie entered into a deal to sell the property to another couple, the Krafts, for significantly less than its appraised value,... More...

$0 (04-13-2012 - AK)
Heather W. v. Rudy R.

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$0 (04-20-2012 - AK)
Zebuleon Whitney v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

The driver of a pickup truck collided with a bicyclist, seriously injuring the bicyclist. The bicyclist sought a settlement agreement in excess of the maximum coverage of the driver’s insurance policy. The insurance company responded with an offer to tender policy limits, which the bicyclist refused. After a series of court proceedings in both state and federal court, the driver sued his in... More...

$0 (08-19-2011 - AK)
Allen W. Heustess v. Bonnie J. Kelley-Heustess

Raising over 50 separate points in this second appeal, Allen Heustess challenges the superior court’s rulings on child support, property distribution, and attorney’s fees. We affirm almost all of the superior court’s rulings, with the following exceptions: (1) Because the record does not support the superior court’s finding regarding Allen’s income for 1995 and b... More...

$0 (08-26-2011 - AK)
Bradley Shaffer v. Kenneth Bellows

Two men bought an island. After a dispute, they agreed that one would keep the island, while the other would receive a one-time payment and an option to buy the island at a fixed price, adjusted for inflation, if the owner ever chose to sell it. Years passed. The value of the island rose, far outpacing inflation. But the owner never elected to sell. Instead, he eventually conveyed the island to hi... More...

$0 (09-23-2011 - AK)
Zebuleon Whitney v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

The driver of a pickup truck collided with a bicyclist, seriously injuring the bicyclist. The bicyclist sought a settlement agreement in excess of the maximum coverage of the driver’s insurance policy. The insurance company responded with an offer to tender policy limits, which the bicyclist refused. After a series of court proceedings in both state and federal court, the driver sued his in... More...

$0 (08-24-2011 - AK)
Evelynn Foster v. Professional Guardian Services Corporation

In 2002, the superior court appointed a professional conservator for a mother suffering from dementia. Her daughter, who also served as special advocate, resisted the appointment. From 2002 onward, the daughter engaged in wide-ranging legal challenges to the conservator’s handling of her mother’s conservatorship. In response, the conservator incurred large legal fees, paid by the est... More...

$0 (08-19-2011 - AK)
Habib Azimi v. David R. Johns

Habib Azimi was involved in a car accident and subsequently brought a pro se personal injury suit against the other driver, David Johns. At a pretrial conference, Azimi requested a continuance on medical grounds. The superior court denied the request, finding no evidence that Azimi was unable to participate at trial.<br><br>Johns subsequently filed a motion for partial summary judgment on Azimiâ�... More...

$0 (05-27-2011 - AK)
Harold M. Cowan v. Sharon Yeisley

In 1948 Claude Yeisley received a patent to Tract A, consisting of 4.45 acres of land in Ketchikan, from the United States. In 1956 he deeded a lot of land within Tract A to his daughter and her husband, the Cowans, along with a “perpetual right of way running with the land” over a 30-foot strip of “right of way” running along the southeastern side of Tract A. Between 1960 ... More...

$0 (05-27-2011 - AK)
Leta Trask v. Katchikan Gateway Borough

Leta Trask painted a religious message on her roof. Ketchikan Gateway Borough filed a complaint seeking to enjoin Trask from displaying the message, arguing that the message violated a borough ordinance prohibiting roof signs. Trask counterclaimed for relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, arguing that the Borough’s enforcement of the ordinance violated her right to free speech. The superior cou... More...

$0 (06-17-2011 - AK)
William Cameron and Alaska Airlines, Inc. v. Deborah Chang-Craft

An employee filed suit against her employer for wrongful termination after her union refused to take her grievance to arbitration under the applicable collective bargaining agreement. Relevant federal law required the employee to prove as part of her wrongful termination claim that her union had breached its duty of fair representation when handling her grievance.1 During trial the employer twice ... More...

$0 (04-15-2011 - AK)
Robert J. Henrichs v. Chugach Alaska Corporation

A former director, accused of misconduct while serving as chair of a corporate board, appeals a jury verdict finding him liable for breach of fiduciary duty.<br><br>He also appeals a superior court order banning him from serving on the corporation’s board of directors for five years. The director argues the superior court erred by:<br><br>(1) refusing to instruct the jury on what he refers ... More...

$0 (04-22-2011 - AK)
Patricia K. Hoendermis v. Advanced Physicial Therapy, Inc.

Advanced Physical Therapy (APT) terminated the employment of Patricia Hoendermis (“Patti”), the clinic’s practice administrator, for an inability to communicate with her co-workers and supervisor. Hoendermis sued APT for wrongful termination and failure to provide overtime compensation. The superior court granted APT summary judgment on both claims. Hoendermis appeals. We revers... More...

$0 (04-29-2011 - AK)
Allstate Insurance Company v. Charles Herron

We must decide, among other issues, whether an insurance company’s failure to settle a claim against its insured by a ALLSTATE INSURANCE v. HERRON 3383 claimant’s stated settlement deadline constitutes a breach of the insurer’s duty of good faith and fair dealing under Alaska law.<br><br>I<br><br>A<br><br>On September 14, 2002, Charles Herron was involved in a single-car accid... More...

$0 (03-10-2011 - AK)
James Smith v. Anchorage School District

On October 29, 2004, the Anchorage School District terminated James Smith from his security position at Whaley Secondary School. Smith sued the School District, claiming: (1) race discrimination; (2) age discrimination; (3) disability discrimination; and (4) breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing. The superior court granted summary judgment in favor of the School District on all cla... More...

$0 (10-08-2010 - AK)
David Alan Wiemer v. Continental Car & Truck, L.L.C.

A consumer brought a putative class action lawsuit against an automobile dealership more than two years after he purchased a vehicle, alleging the dealership charged a document preparation fee not included in the vehicle’s advertised price in violation of Alaska’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act (UTPA). The dealership moved to dismiss the complaint, arguing that th... More...

$0 (08-13-2010 - AK)