Several state law questions arise in this appeal, and three federal law questions, whether expert testimony should have been excluded under Daubert1, whether disallowance of a

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2 Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986).

3 Alaska Civil Procedure Rule 82.

4 “We recount the relevant facts in the manner most favorable to the ... More...    $0 (06-21-2013 - AK)

A woman purchased a home and fell behind on her mortgage payments.
Despite the bank having agreed to postpone a foreclosure sale, the bank proceeded with
the sale. After the woman threatened suit, the bank re-purchased the home and entered
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)

A driver appeals the 90-day suspension of her driver’s license two and a half years after her arrest for drunk driving. The delay was almost entirely due to the fact that the officer who arrested her was deployed to Iraq with the military shortly after her arrest, and the suspension hearing was continued until the state learned of his return. The driver challenges the suspension on constitutiona... More...    $0 (03-18-2011 - AK)

A father appeals a child support judgment from the superior court. The $1,178.75 judgment against him consisted primarily of medical bills incurred on behalf of his child. The medical bills were for natural health care that the child received, and that the mother paid for, in order to treat the child’s autism. The father contests the judgment because it included amounts for nutritional supplemen... More...    $0 (10-08-2010 - AK)

A property owner leased gravel mining rights to a lessee. The lessee in turn leased its rights to a sublessee. The sublessee assumed the lessee’s duty to pay royalties to the property owner and agreed to pay overriding royalties to the lessee. The lessee later assigned the overriding royalties to an assignee. After more than a decade of operating under these arrangements, the sublessee purchased... More...    $0 (10-30-2009 - AK)

This appeal involves a dispute over the modification of a law firm’s contingent-fee agreement. The main questions presented are whether the modified contingent-fee agreement is valid and whether the court erred in construing the disputed phrase — “further substantial litigation” — to mean more than just in-court proceedings and filings. Because the modified fee agreement is valid and the... More...    $0 (11-13-2009 - AK)

Attorney Nicholas Kittleson filed a consumer protection action against an Anchorage used car dealership on behalf of Danilo and Angelita Nelvis. Kittleson represented the Nelvises under a "hybrid" fee agreement that called for Kittleson to receive a contingent fee unless the Nelvises settled the case "for an amount that will pay less than $175.00 per hour for the time [Kittleson] invest[ed]"... More...    $0 (11-13-2007 - AK)

In an action to collect on a judgment against Raymond Moore, TWS, Inc. obtained a charging order against his interest in a purported mining partnership with Joe B. Hall and subsequently purchased his interest at a foreclosure sale and sued to dissolve the partnership. The superior court found that, although Moore and Hall formed a partnership at will in 1990, the partnership was dissolved i... More...    $57508 (06-23-2005 - AK)

North Slope Borough and the Municipality of Anchorage (Creditors) held tax liens on real property formerly owned by MarkAir, Inc., a Chapter 7 bankruptcy debtor. The Creditors seek part of the proceeds from a sale of that property by the debtor's estate. The Trustee of the estate, William Barstow, seeks to subordinate the Creditors' tax-lien claims entirely to the claims of priority unsecure... More...    $0 (10-23-2002 - AK)

The superior court granted summary judgment to Certified Financial Services, holding that the six-year statute of limitations for contracts barred Otto Holta's 1997 nonjudicial foreclosure action against Certified Financial's property. Holta appeals, contending that his action is not time barred. We reverse, holding that Holta's foreclosure action was not time barred and that his deed of trust... More...    $0 (06-28-2002 - AK)

Donna Barr appeals the superior court’s grant of partial summary judgment to Nationsbanc Mortgage Corporation on Nationsbanc’s claim for possession of real property occupied by Barr and Barr’s counterclaim for damages. Barr argues that Nationsbanc did not apply surplus escrow funds to Barr’s monthly note obligations according to the terms of the deed of trust, resulting ... More...    $0 (05-10-2002 - AK)