United States of America v. Brian Corty

Anchorage, Alaska insurance Law lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendant on a bad faith breach contract theory.

Plaintiffs are seven women who formerly were patients of Dr. Myron Schweigert, a chiropractor practicing at Chugach Chiropractic Clinic, LLC (the “Clinicâ€�) in Eagle River, Alaska.[5]On December 31, 2015, Plaintiffs filed suit against Dr Schweigert and the Clinic in A... More...    $0 (05-26-2023 - AK)

"The judge in a criminal jury trial plays a variety of important roles, including:

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)

Anchorage, Alaska criminal law lawyers represented Defendant changed with first-degree murder.

        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 before the open... More...    $0 (03-25-2011 - AK)

Anchorage, Alaska family law lawyers represented the parties in a property dispute arising out of their divorce.


A divorcing couple settled their property dispute by executing a settlement agreement that included a litigation waiver. The superior court accepted the settlement five months later. The woman subsequently sued her former husband, alleging tort claims based upon actions ta... More...    $0 (07-15-2022 - AK)

Juneau, Alaksa criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with drug trafficking and felony firearm possession.

Christina Quintana aka “Lete,â€� 35, from Las Cruces, New Mexico conspired to distribute and possess with intent to distribute quantities of methamphetamine and heroin in Sitka, Alaska and she possessed and discharged a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. ... More...    $0 (12-09-2021 - AK)

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. T... More...    $0 (11-29-2018 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - Hackers’ Cooperation with FBI Leads to Substantial Assistance in Other Complex Cybercrime Investigations

Defendants Responsible for Creating the “Mirai” and Clickfraud Botnets Continue to Assist FBI as Part of their Sentencing

Three defendants have been sentenced for their roles in creating and operating two botnets, which targeted “Internet of Things” (IoT) devic... More...    $0 (09-19-2018 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - Anchorage Man Sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography

Misael Oquendo Vazquez, 45, of Anchorage, was sentenced on March 7, 2018 by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess to serve eight years in prison, followed by a life term of supervised release, for possession of child pornography.

Vazquez used messaging applications on his phone and cloud-based stor... More...    $0 (03-12-2018 - AK)

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 facility, or ... More...    $0 (12-21-2017 - AK)

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). Wells was se... More...    $0 (12-20-2017 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - Judge Imposes 9-Year Sentence on 14-Time Felon For Possessing Firearms

An Anchorage man was sentenced in federal court on Friday, November 3, 2017, after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. The man possessed three handguns -- two of which were stolen -- after having been convicted of at least 14 prior felony convictions.

According to As... More...    $0 (11-09-2017 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - Alaska Couple Charged with Defrauding Anchorage Medical Practice of at Least $550,000

An Alaska couple has been charged for allegedly defrauding an Anchorage medical practice of at least $550,000.

Jill Diane Applebury, aka: “Jill Wetzsteon,” 52, d/b/a Applebury Accounting Services, and her husband Darin Wade Applebury, 52, both of Anchorage, have been named in a ... More...    $0 (09-28-2017 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - Jury Awards Two Former Police Officers $1.8 Million In Damages

Eliezer Feliciano and Alvin Kennedy sued the City of Anchorage on a hostile work environment and retaliation theories claiming that they were discriminated against because of their race. They claimed that the Anchorage Police Department created a hostile work environment that injured and/or damaged them, retali... More...    $1800000 (03-08-2017 - AK)

Spokane, WA - Spokane Doctor Sentenced to Life Imprisonment Following a Jury Verdict for 12 Counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of Children

Craig A. Morgenstern, age 47, of Nine Mile Falls, Washington was sentenced to 12 life terms in federal prison after a jury found him guilty of 12 counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child. Senior United States District Judge W. Fremming Nielsen also ... More...    $0 (08-08-2016 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - Petersburg Man Indicted on Transportation and Possession of Child Pornography

A Petersburg man was indicted for the transportation and possession of child pornography.

Marvin Mitchell Jackson, 28, a resident of Petersburg, Alaska, was arraigned today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Leslie C. Longenbaugh on the charges of transporting and possessing child pornography.... More...    $0 (06-27-2016 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - Former Anchorage Prosecutor Sentenced to Over 13 Years in Prison for Massive Wire Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme

Largest Money Laundering Scheme in Alaska History

A former Anchorage resident and former municipal prosecutor was sentenced to 160 months in prison for perpetrating a massive wire fraud and money laundering scheme encompassing $52 million. This is t... More...    $45925737 (05-23-2016 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - Former Anchorage Prosecutor convicted in wire fraud and money laundering scheme amounting to $31 million

Largest money laundering scheme in Alaska history

A former Anchorage resident and former municipal prosecutor Mark J. Avery was convicted of three counts of wire fraud, six counts of money laundering, one count of bank fraud, and one count of making false state... More...    $0 (03-01-2016 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - United States District Court Judge, Ralph R. Beistline, sentenced an Anchorage man, Stuart T. Seugasala, a.k.a. “Tone,â€� age 40, to three terms of life imprisonment following his January 2015 convictions on drug trafficking conspiracy and two kidnapping charges. Judge Beistline imposed a consecutive seven year sentence on firearms violations, as well as concurrent ten year term... More...    $0 (05-18-2015 - AK)

Challenged in this case are land and water use permits allowing intensive
mineral exploration on State land. The main question we address is whether the
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) had to give public notice before issuing the
permits. Because the Alaska Constitution requires public notice when interests in land
are transferred, the answer to this question depends on wheth... More...    $0 (05-29-2015 - AK)

ANCHORAGE, AK – U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that two Washington residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Anchorage for Drug Conspiracy and Firearm violations.

Layten Scott Banchero, 28, and Scott Evan Banchero, 50, of Seattle, Washington, were both arraigned today before United States Magistrate Judge Leslie C. Longenbaugh on the charge of Drug Conspir... More...    $0 (10-02-2014 - AK)

Anchorage, AK – Acting U.S. Attorney Kevin R. Feldis announced that Joseph Keenan May, 60, was charged in a superseding indictment with federal weapons offenses. Defendant May, of Eagle River and Houston, Alaska, was indicted in June for identity theft crimes. He now faces three new federal charges, alleging that he unlawfully possessed firearms while a fugitive from justice, he unlawfully pos... More...    $0 (07-16-2014 - AK)

We address whether copyright registration of a collective work registered the component works within it.

Facts

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.

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)

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)

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 motorcyclist was involved in a single-vehicle accident resulting in a cut
on his head and minor damage to his motorcycle. The accident involved no other
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 motorcyclist ap... More...    $0 (04-12-2013 - AK)

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)

Simone Greenway sued Larry Heathcott alleging, among other things, identity theft and breach of domestic partnership and fiduciary duties. After a long, one-day bench trial at which both parties were pro se, the superior court denied Greenway’s claims. She argues here that it was error not to continue the trial so a particular lawyer could represent her when he became available, so she could com... More...    $0 (02-15-2013 - AK)

When Chad and Jessica Lewis divorced, they participated in a settlement conference to divide their property. Following the settlement conference, the superior court recited a proposed settlement agreement on the record, and both parties agreed to it. Jessica then filed proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law incorporating terms which differed from the agreement as recited by the court. Th... More...    $0 (10-22-2012 - AK)

We are asked to consider two narrow legal questions arising from the Alaska Records Management Act 1 and the Alaska Public Records Act: 2 (1) when state employees use private email accounts to send and receive email regarding state business, are the emails “public recordsâ€� under the Public Records Act, and (2) is the use of a private email account to send and receive email regarding state busi... More...    $0 (10-12-2012 - Ak)

Two nieces, acting as co-guardians for their elderly uncle, sued their uncle’s
former caregiver for misuse and misappropriation of his assets; the caregiver
counterclaimed for compensation for services rendered. After a bench trial, the superior
court: (1) determined the caregiver had committed fraud and breached fiduciary duties;
(2) awarded damages against the caregiver for her... More...    $0 (07-20-2012 - AK)

1. Alaska’s probate nonclaim statute, AS 13.16.460, provides that claims against an estate arising before the decedent’s death are barred unless presented: (1) within four months of the first publication of notice to creditors; (2) within three years of death if no notice to creditors is published; or (3) within limits specified by other applicable statutes of limitations.1 The statute also ba... More...    $0 (05-25-2012 - AK)

In 2002 Kevin O’Connell was awarded damages against Anthony and Paulette Will for the Wills’ failure to pay a promissory note. Under the attorney’s fee provision in the note, O’Connell was also awarded full attorney’s fees and costs. After O’Connell’s attorney engaged in post-judgment collection efforts, Anthony Will paid the judgment. In 2009 Anthony Will filed a request for an orde... More...    $0 (10-28-2011 - AK)

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 insuran... More...    $0 (08-19-2011 - AK)

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 because the superior court... More...    $0 (08-26-2011 - AK)

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)

A mother appeals the superior court’s denial of an evidentiary hearing for her motion to modify child custody. Because the mother was entitled to an evidentiary hearing in this case, we remand for further proceedings.

II. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

A. Facts

In December 1999, while Kalindi McAlpine and Shaun Pacarro were living together, Shaun assaulted Kalindi. Shaun pleaded guil... More...    $0 (10-21-2011 - AK)