Anchorage, Alaska personal injury car wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant on an auto negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries.

Alaska Auto Negligence Law Overview:

"1. Comparative Fault:

Modified Comparative Fault: Alaska follows a modified comparative fault system. This means that even if you... More...    $1 (03-14-2023 - AK)

Sikta, Alaska personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendants on negligence theories.


A city allowed an independent nonprofit organization to host a public event at a city facility. The nonprofit organization arranged for a volunteer to hang decorations in the facility; a decoration fell, injuring an event participant. The injured participant sued the city, but not... More...    $0 (09-16-2022 - AK)

Anchorage, AK: Personal injury Jones Act lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant claiming to have been injured while working on a shop owned and/or operated by Defendants.

46 U.S.C. 688 - "Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act."

§ 903. Coverage

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, compensation shall be payable under this Act in respect o... More...    $1 (07-23-2021 - AK)

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.

Trailov was 15-years-old at the time of the accident. She suffered a skull fracture, a punctured lung and other permanent injuries.

Court Docket Entries:

12/13/2004 08... More...    $17000000 (09-23-2015 - 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)

Anthony Gadson and Willie Wilson appeal their
convictions for conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams
of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute controlled
substances, and possession of firearms in furtherance of their
conspiracy and possession of controlled substances. Wilson
also appeals his conviction for retaliation against a witness.
On appeal, they challeng... More...    $0 (08-19-2014 - 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 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)

A tenant fell on the outside stairs of her rented apartment and sustained a serious back injury. When she fell, one of the wooden stairs broke. She sued her landlord, from whom she subleased the apartment, alleging that her fall was caused by the landlord’s negligent failure to inspect and maintain the staircase.

Before trial, the tenant filed a series of motions in limine, including one ... More...    $0 (02-01-2013 - AK)

In December 2008 Michael Cooper caused a car accident that injured Samuel Thompson. Thompson sued Cooper and Cooper’s employer for compensatory and punitive damages. The jury returned a verdict for Thompson for compensatory damages, but not for punitive damages. The parties appeal rulings on evidentiary issues, jury instructions, and denied motions. We affirm most of the superior court’s rulin... More...    $0 (09-28-2012 - AK)

M.P., through his parents, appeals the district court’s ruling that the Anchorage School District (“ASD”) did not deny M.P. a free and appropriate public education (“FAPE”) because the failure to develop an updated Individualized Education Program (“IEP”) was mostly attributable to his “parents’ litigious approach.” The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”) m... More...    $0 (07-20-2012 - AK)

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 court conc... More...    $0 (06-17-2011 - AK)

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 reverse the grants ... More...    $0 (04-29-2011 - AK)

Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate) and Wayne Watson, an Allstate attorney, seek review of an order denying their motion for partial summary judgment. Allstate and Watson argue that an action in tort for spoliation of evidence may only be maintained where evidence is permanently lost or destroyed, not when evidence is only concealed from the complaining party. We hold that the tort of fraudulent... More...    $0 (11-12-2010 - AK)

In this petition for review, we address whether an arbitrator should decide two disputed insurance coverage issues.   This matter arises in the context of an insurance policy's arbitration clause that provides for arbitration by written request of the insured or the insurer as to either of two questions:  (1) “Is the insured legally entitled to collect damages from the owner or driver of the... More...    $0 (04-22-2005 - AK)

An employer sued a former employee and his ex-wife for damages it incurred when the employee embezzled a substantial sum from the employer. The ex-wife now appeals that portion of the judgment rendered against her, arguing that the court’s findings are insufficiently specific for appellate review, that the complaint did not plead fraud with sufficient particularity, that the court should not hav... More...    $0 (07-31-2009 - AK)

Progressive Casualty Insurance Company appeals the superior court’s ruling that it issued an ambiguous insurance policy and acted improperly in handling its insured’s claim. Specifically, Progressive challenges the superior court’s conclusions that (1) the Progressive policy failed to meet the requirements for a “personal motor vehicle liability” policy under AS 28.22.101(c); (2) the Pro... More...    $0 (07-10-2009 - AK)

DNA testing has an unparalleled ability both to exoner-ate the wrongly convicted and to identify the guilty. It has the potential to significantly improve both the criminaljustice system and police investigative practices. The Federal Government and the States have recognized this, and have developed special approaches to ensure that thisevidentiary tool can be effectively incorporated into estab-... More...    $0 (06-19-2009 - AK)

A judge initially assigned to a case granted a motion in limine which precluded several aspects of the plaintiff’s past from being introduced at trial. Due to scheduling conflicts, the trial was reassigned to a judge who declined to follow the prior ruling and admitted much of the previously disallowed evidence. Because the evidentiary rulings were within the discretion of the court and, in any ... More...    $0 (12-12-2008 - AK)

After Samuel Peter, Jr., a minor, was injured in an accident, his father, Samuel Peter, Sr., for himself and Samuel, Jr. sued the Progressive Corporation and Progressive Northwestern Insurance Company (collectively, Progressive), the family auto insurer. Their complaint included a claim that Progressive wrongfully refused to pay the policy limits of their underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage. When... More...    $0 (11-14-2008 - AK)

This case raises the question of the appropriate standard of culpability to apply to a police officer who kills a suspect in the course of investigating a suspicious car parked alongside an Alaska highway, under circumstances that suggest the officer may have helped to create an emergency situation by his own excessive actions. It comes in the context of a lawsuit brought by the parents of the vic... More...    $0 (10-23-2008 - AK)

Teck Cominco Alaska Incorporated is the operator of the Red Dog Mine (“Mine”), which is remotely located in the Kotzebue area on lands owned by NANA Regional Corporation, Inc. Teck Cominco fired Maurice Mitchell from his job as a warehouse supervisor at the Mine after concluding that Mitchell had sexually harassed a contractor’s employee and lied during the ensuing investigation. Mitchell su... More...    $0 (09-26-2008 - AK)

The Clean Water Act (“CWA”) makes it unlawful to discharge dredged and fill material into the waters of the United States except in accord with a permitting regime jointly administered by the Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) and the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”). See United States v. Riverside Bayview Homes, Inc., 474 U.S. 121, 123 (1985). Fairbanks North Star Borough (“Fa... More...    $0 (09-12-2008 - AK)

A Dillingham ordinance provides that any animal that bites a person without provocation shall be deemed vicious and, after quarantine, shall be euthanized. A Dillingham dog owner whose dog bit a co-worker without provocation appeals the city’s order, affirmed by the superior court, for euthanasia or banishment of the animal. Finding no constitutional or procedural infirmity, we affirm.

II... More...    $0 (08-31-2008 - AK)

Gary Jarvill alleges that a design defect in the boat he purchased from Porky’s Equipment, Inc. caused it to sink in its harbor slip less than three years after purchase. Jarvill appeals the superior court’s ruling that the statute of limitations bars his product defect and negligence claims. Because the evidence fails to support the trial court’s finding that Jarvill’s cause of action acc... More...    $0 (08-22-2008 - AK)

This appeal involves a controversy surrounding a large fire started by
Dorene Lorenz and other persons for the purpose of clearing rubbish. Russell Maddox,
a next-door neighbor, sued Lorenz and other parties he thought were involved for
damages the fire caused to his home-based business and property. Lorenz
counterclaimed, primarily stating claims based on Maddox’s behavior towar... More...    $0 (07-11-2008 - AK)

Shawn Moore's truck overturned after running into a dead moose in the center of the road. His passenger, Shannon Parnell, was critically injured. Parnell sued Peak Oilfield Service Company, the owner of the truck that had hit the moose sometime earlier. Peak then filed a third-party claim against Moore for allocation of fault. Because the jury found that Peak was not liable for Parnell's injur... More...    $0 (02-15-2008 - AK)

This appeal arises from a car accident on Lake Otis Parkway in Anchorage in which Dora Noffke's vehicle struck a car driven by Jose Perez. A jury awarded Jose Perez $24,000 and passenger Neyda Perez $54,000 for past and future damages, and Dora Noffke appeals several decisions of the superior court. Noffke argues that the superior court erred by excluding certain medical records exhibits,... More...    $0 (12-28-2007 - AK)

Two vehicles traveling in opposite directions at a curve on the Kenai Spur Highway hit a moose at nearly the same time; the impact killed the moose and left its carcass straddling the centerline. Both drivers left the scene. Soon after, another car rounded the curve, struck the carcass, and ran off the road, seriously injuring one of its occupants. Section 321 of the Restatement (Second) of ... More...    $0 (11-13-2007 - AK)

Nick Goddard, an employee of Chatham Electric, Inc., opened an overhead garage door while on a job at Hugh Dilbeck's auto body shop in Juneau. The opening door knocked Ronald Pagenkopf off a ladder, severely injuring him. Pagenkopf sued Goddard and Chatham Electric (collectively "Chatham"). Chatham filed a third-party complaint against Dilbeck. After Pagenkopf rejected a pretrial offer of... More...    $0 (08-28-2007 - AK)

Jackson sued three contractors involved in the repair work: Moseley Enterprises, Inc., Warning Lites of Alaska, Inc., and Diggins Concrete. He settle... More...    $94943 (08-20-2007 - AK)

This appeal presents the question whether harassing conduct directed at female employees may violate Title VII in the absence of direct evidence that the harassing conduct or the intent that produced it was because of sex. We hold that offensive conduct that is not facially sex-specific nonetheless may violate Title VII if there is sufficient circumstantial evidence of qualitative and qua... More...    $0 (09-03-2005 - AK)

-2- 5829 question whether the superior court properly submitted the issue of severe disfigurement to the jury, and a question concerning... More...    $575000 (09-04-2004 - AK)

These appeals present four main contentions. First, Vern contends that the guaranty did not cover the debt in qu... More...    $9960 (07-19-2004 - AK)

This case presents questions about the duty a liability insurer owes its insured when personal injury plaintiffs make a policy limits settlement demand. A jury ultimately returned a special verdict for the liability insurer following a trial of the insured's bad faith claim against the insurer. We hold that it was not error, under the circumstances of this case, to decline to give the trial... More...    $0 (04-02-2004 - AK)

Troy Keturi appeals several legal and factual findings made by the standing master and adopted by the superior court in connection with his divorce trial. W e conclude that the superior court did not err in aggregating his past income for child support purposes, in finding that his earning potential would not be adversely affected by his physical condition in the immediate future, in charac... More...    $0 (02-15-2004 - AK)

Troy Keturi appeals several legal and factual findings made by the standing master and adopted by the superior court in connection with his divorce trial. W e conclude that the superior court did not err in aggregating his past income for child support purposes, in finding that his earning potential would not be adversely affected by his physical condition in the immediate future, in charac... More...    $0 (02-02-2004 - AK)

1. Did the policy issued by Great Divide to Gowdy & Son cover the accident that resulted in... More...    $1540000 (10-24-2003 - AK)

Kevin O'Connell and Kathleen Christenson are the parents of two chil... More...    $0 (08-15-2003 - AK)