Anchorage, Alaska personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued individually and on behalf of M.K., a minor child, on Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C. 2674) medical malpractice theories.

The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) allows individuals to sue the federal government for damages caused by the negligence or wrongful acts of federal employees. Essentially, it waives the go... More...    $0 (05-27-2025 - AK)

Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant was subject to a domestic violence protective order (DVPO) that required him to give a day's notice to security personnel whenever he needed to visit the medical center where his former girlfriend worked. The woman alleges that the man violated this notice provision many times over a three-year period by coming to her workplace ... More...    $0 (02-21-2025 - AK)

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)

Anchorage, Alaska civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on excessive force wrongful death theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983.


Plaintiffs brought this suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985, and 1986 seeking redress for alleged violations of Plaintiffs' federal constitutional rights guaranteed by the Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments.[51] The Court has ju... More...    $0 (05-09-2023 - 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)

Anchorage, Alaska personal injury car wreck lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued the United States on a Federal Tort Claims Act auto negligence theory claiming to have been injured and/or damages as a direct result of a motor vehicle accident caused by federal government employee.... More...    $0 (11-08-2021 - AK)

Anchorage, AK: Personal injury car wreck lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a Federal Tort Claims Act auto negligence theory claiming to have suffered $454,000 in damages and/or injuries as a direct result of an accident caused by the failure to exercise due care on the part of a federal government employee while driving a motor vehicle. ... More...    $1 (04-29-2021 - AK)

Anchorage, Alaska personal injury lawyer represented plaintiff, Colton Beemer, individually and on behalf of his minor daughter, DB, who sued the United States of America on a Federal Tort Claims Act negligent personal injury theory.

The claims made and defenses asserted for this case are not available.... More...    $1 (11-10-2020 - AK)

Fairbanks, AK - Gerald A. Ownby and Steve C. Booth sued the United States of America on Federal Tort Claim Act personal injury auto negligence theories.... More...    $0 (12-11-2017 - AK)

Fairbanks, AK - Steven C. Booth the United States of America on a Federal Tort Claim Act personal injury negligence claim.... More...    $0 (08-01-2017 - AK)

Fairbanks, Alaska plaintiff personal injury lawyer Ward Merdes represented Gerald A. Ownby, who sued The United States of America on an auto negligence federal tort claims act theory.... More...    $1 (12-11-2017 - AK)

Anchorage, Alaska plaintiff personal injury lawyers James Crowson and Jeff Vance represented Jerry Jones, who sued the United States of America on an auto negligence federal tort claims act theory. ... More...    $1 (06-19-2017 - AK)

Anchorage, Alaska plaintiff personal injury lawyers Jim Crowson and Jeff Vance represented Robin Warfield who sued the United States of America on an auto negligence federal tort claims act theory.... More...    $1 (11-17-2016 - AK)

Anchorage, Alaska attorney Ralph V. Ertz, Jr. represented State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company which sued the United States of America on an auto negligence federal tort claims act theory.... More...    $0 (03-16-2016 - 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 - Alaska Oil Company Agrees to Pay $10 Million in Penalties to Settle Federal Claims for Violating the Jones Act

Furie Operating Alaska LLC (“Furie”), a company whose focus is exploration and production of natural gas and oil in Cook Inlet, agreed to pay $10 million to satisfy a civil penalty originally assessed against it by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) for v... More...    $0 (04-04-2017 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - Seafood Processing Company and Owner Sentenced to Pay $60k for Dumping Oil and Raw Sewage

East West Seafoods LLC, a State of Washington company, was sentenced in federal court today to pay a total of $50,000 in fines for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships, the Clean Water Act, and the Refuse Act by intentionally discharging oily bilge water and raw sewage in... More...    $0 (03-21-2017 - AK)

Anchorage, Alaska – Herm. Dauelsberg GmbH & Co. KG, a German company, was sentenced in federal court today to pay a total of $750,000 in fines and community service payments for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships by intentionally discharging 1,780 gallons of oily water into the sea off the coast of Alaska and then presenting false records to the U.S. Coast Guard.

Herm. Da... More...    $0 (06-03-2015 - 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)

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)

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)

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)

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 alternativel... More...    $0 (02-22-2013 - 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)

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)

At issue in this case are the coverage limits associated with underinsured motorist (UIM) insurance and whether coverage provided under disputed insurance policies complies with the requirements of Alaska insurance statutes. The respondent families hold UIM policies. They allege that they have suffered emotional distress and loss of consortium as a result of a collision that killed one family’s ... More...    $0 (08-26-2011 - AK)

In 1971, William Carlo Jachetta applied for a 160-acre Native allotment comprised of two parcels (Parcel A and Parcel B) but, because of an error of the United States government, his application was initially processed only as a request for Parcel A, which the Bureau of Land Management (“BLMâ€�) issued to Jachetta in 1986. In 2004, after long and complicated administrative proceedings, the BLM f... More...    $0 (08-01-2011 - AK)

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.

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On September 14, 2002, Charles Herron was involved in a single-car accident, in which h... More...    $0 (03-10-2011 - 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)

An employee of Doyon Universal Services sustained a head injury while working at a pipeline pump station. She applied for and received workers’ compensation benefits for the injury. She also brought a tort suit against Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, the operator of the pipeline pump station, alleging that its negligence was a proximate cause of her injuries. Alyeska sought summary judgment in... More...    $0 (07-23-2010 - AK)

Property owners in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough obtained preliminary approval for a plat after agreeing to certain conditions regarding easements and rights-ofway. They submitted a final version of the plat that did not conform to those conditions, but the Borough Platting Board accepted it for recording. Other owners of property in the same subdivision complained to Borough officials, appealed t... More...    $0 (04-23-2010 - AK)

An employee of the City of Barrow (Barrow) who served as finance director for nearly eight years resigned after learning the mayor was demoting her to the position of senior accountant. She filed suit alleging violation of her right to due process under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging violation of the Alaska Whistleblower Act, and alleging wrongful termination and intentional and negligent infliction ... More...    $0 (04-30-2010 - AK)

The sole question in this case is whether state procurement officials are entitled to absolute immunity or qualified immunity for common law claims arising from the bid evaluation process. In this case, a disappointed bidder sued the procurement officials individually after the administrative hearing officer in the bid protest proceeding found serious improprieties in the bid evaluation process. T... More...    $0 (05-14-2010 - AK)

Coleen Mueller appeals a jury verdict absolving Lottie Buscemi and Geraldine Estabrook (collectively, “Buscemiâ€�), owners of a commercial building and adjacent parking lot, of tort liability. Mueller slipped and was injured while attempting to enter her car in the rear parking lot of Buscemi’s property. Mueller claims the trial court erred by: (1) excluding evidence that the insurer’s inves... More...    $0 (05-21-2010 - AK)

Six members of a joint venture sued two other members, primarily claiming breaches of fiduciary duties. The joint venture, most of whose members were Anchorage physicians, owned a medical services condominium on Laurel Street and leased it out for use as an ambulatory surgical center. The plaintiffs claimed in part that the joint venturer defendants and others were liable for moving the surgical c... More...    $0 (10-08-2009 - AK)

The question of the preemption of state law by federal tobacco legislation has been addressed numerous times. Today, we address the preemption issue in the context of the doctrine of fraudulent joinder, which is invoked to achieve diversity jurisdiction. We hold that the district court erroneously allowed the defendants-appellees to achieve diversity jurisdiction by its incorrect finding that the ... More...    $0 (09-28-2009 - 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)

Consumers seeking to bring a class action alleged that four auto dealerships failed to make statutorily mandated disclosures when selling used vehicles. Two of the dealerships moved to dismiss the complaint against them because the consumers had not specifically alleged that class representatives purchased vehicles at those dealerships. The superior court dismissed the consumers’ claims against ... More...    $0 (07-10-2009 - AK)