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Virgil A. Adams v. State of Alaska, Workers' Compensation Benefits Guaranty Fund; Michael A. Heath d/b/a O&M Enterprise; and the Michael A. Heath Trust (7/24/2020) sp-7473
[Workers' Compensation] (property owner as “employer”; defer to Board as fact finder; intoxication of employee)
Ronald P. Alleva a/k/a Ron Alleva; Annette M. Alleva; Alleva Investments, LLC; and Grubstake Auction Company v. Municipality of Anchorage; Heritage Land Bank; Catholic Social Services, Inc.; and Bean’s Café, Inc. (7/24/2020) sp-7472
[Procedure, Civil] (settlement agreement precludes subsequent claims; Rule 12(b)(6) document “outside the pleadings)
In the Matter of the Protective Proceedings of Tiffany O. (7/24/2020) sp-7471
[Constitutional] (religious exemption from neutral state law)
[Probate] (child has preference as guardian of parent)
Tracy Sampson v Alaska Airlines, Inc. (7/24/2020) sp-7470
[Procedure, Civil] (review jury instructions; plain error)
[Torts] (future damages; certain vs. probable)
In the Matter of April S., a Minor (7/24/2020) sp-7469
[Family Law] (qualified expert under ICWA)
Jeffrey West and Bonnie West v. The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority; State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Trust Land Office; Louis Oliva; and Stacy Oliva (7/24/2020) sp-7468
[Procedure, Appellate] (waive issues not raised below or briefed)
Edna K. v. Jeb S. (7/17/2020) sp-7467
[Family Law] (collateral estoppel in custody dispute)
Bachner Company, Inc. v. State of Alaska, Department of Administration, Division of General Services, State of Alaska, Department of Administration v Bachner Company, Inc. (7/10/2020) sp-7466
[Contracts] (what constitutes "material breach")
[Real Estate] (what constitutes "material breach")
Sallyanne M. Butts, f/k/a Sallyanne M. Decastro v. State of Alaska Department of Labor & Workforce Development (7/10/2020) sp-7465
[Workers' Compensation] (statutory presumption of compensability)
Allison Leigh v. Alaska Children's Services and Republic Indemnity Company of America (7/10/2020) sp-7464
[Workers' Compensation] (employer access to mental health records)
State of Alaska v Falealo Manuele Pulusila (7/2/2020) sp-7463
[Criminal] (two-step process for revocation of probation)
Alisa Burns v. John Everett Burns (6/26/2020) sp-7462
[Family Law] (custody: statutory factors, not punishment)
Kiel L. Cavitt v. D&D Services, LLC d/b/a Novus Auto Glass and Ohio Casualty Insurance Company (Liberty Mutual Insurance Company) (6/19/2020) sp-7461
[Workers' Compensation] (medical payments after two years)
Kevin Meyer, Lieutenant Governor of the State of Alaska and State of Alaska, Division of Elections v. Alaskans for Better Elections (6/12/2020) sp-7460
[Constitutional] (voter iniatives)
Linda Lewis, n/k/a Linda Miller v. Burl Brim; Air Rescue Systems Corporation; and Brim Equipment Leasing, Inc., d/b/a Brim Aviation (6/12/2020) sp-7459
[Procedure, Civil] (enforcing foreign judgment)
Alaska Police Standards Council v. Valent Maxwell (6/12/2020) sp-7458
[Procedure, Appellate] (agency deferential standard of review)
Kenneth Arnoult v Melissa Webster, DMD (6/12/2020) sp-7457
[Torts] (statute of limitations; discovery rule)
Joseph Traugott v ARCTEC Alaska (6/12/2020) sp-7456
[Workers' Compensation] (2005 amendments, 2-step causation factors)
Kenneth P. Jacobus, P.C. and Kenneth P. Jacobus v. Uwe Kalenka, Personal Representative of the Estate of Eric Wayne Kalenka (6/5/2020) sp-7455
[Attorneys and Judges] (duty of loyalty to a client)
Gregory Weaver v. ASRC Federal Holding Co. and Arctic Slope Regional Corp. (6/5/2020) sp-7454
[Workers' Compensation] (board has sole power to determine credibility; right to cross-examine; proof by preponderance of evidence)
Stephan P. v. Cecilia A. (5/29/2020) sp-7453
[Evidence] (excited utterance hearsay exception)
Kenneth P. Jacobus, P.C. and Kenneth P. Jacobus v. Uwe Kalenka, Personal Representative of the Estate of Eric Wayne Kalenka (5/22/2020) sp-7452
[Attorneys and Judges] (duty of loyalty to a client)
Jill Y. v. Casey Y. (5/15/2020) sp-7451
[Family Law] (deference to trial court’s findings)
[Procedure, Appellate] (deference to trial court’s findings)
Brian Ott v. Haley Runa (5/8/2020) sp-7450
[Family Law] (parent seeks to relocate with child to another state)
Alaska Laser Wash, Inc., v. State of Alaska, Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (5/8/2020) sp-7449
[Attorneys and Judges] (fees in inverse condemnation case)
Office of Public Advocacy v. Superior Court, Third Judicial District (5/1/2020) sp-7448
[Family Law] (determine paternity without blood test)
State of Alaska, Department of Transportation and Public Facilities v. Osborne Construction Company (5/1/2020) sp-7447
[Contracts] (rules for interpreting contracts)
Kaleb Lee Basey v. State of Alaska, Department of Public Safety, Division of State Troopers, Bureau of Investigations (4/24/2020) sp-7446
[Administrative Agencies] (no disclosure of disciplinary records)
[Statutory Construction] (rules for statutory construction)
M.M., through his next friend Erin Kirkland v. State of Alaska, Department of Administration, Office of Public Advocacy, Leslie Ridle,and Chad Holt (4/24/2020) sp-7445
[Attorneys and Judges] (next friend not liable for attorney’s fees)
[Probate] (OPA as “public guardian“)
Cora G. v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS, Justin D. v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (4/24/2020) sp-7444
[Evidence] (use of expert opinion; “qualified expert witness”)
[Family Law] (“qualified expert witness” in CINA case)
[Statutory Construction] (rules for statutory construction)
In the Matter of the Necessity for the Hospitalization of Meredith.B. (4/24/2020) sp-7443
[Evidence] (definition: “clear and convincing evidence”)
[Family Law] (involuntary commitment)
Junior Antenor, Keilan C. Ebli, and Loren J. Larson Jr. v. State of Alaska, Department of Corrections (4/17/2020) sp-7442
[Constitutional] (right to reformation, phone calls, books)
[Criminal] (inmate telephone calls, access to books)
Jayda Roman v. Cleveland Karren (4/17/2020) sp-7441
[Family Law] (UCCJEA; custody contest)
Davin J. Anderson v Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (4/17/2020) sp-7440
[Constitutional] (due process; hearing in non-judicial foreclosure; waiver of constitutional right must be knowing)
[Contracts] (note and deed of trust - adhesion contract)
[Real Estate] (hearing required in non-judicial foreclosure)
Ronald J. Seater v Estate of Fred L. Seater and Lee N. Seater (4/10/2020) sp-7439
[Procedure, Appellate] (when judgment is “final” and can be appealed)
[Real Estate] (terminology regarding "tides")
Jason Barnebey v. State of Alaska, Department of Administration, Division of Motor Vehicles (4/10/2020) sp-7438
[Administrative Agencies] (driver’s license revocation)
In The Reinstatement Matter Involving Jody P. Brion (4/3/2020) sp-7437
[Attorneys and Judges] (denial of reinstatement after disbarment)
Amanda M. Vogus v Eric L. Vogus (4/3/2020) sp-7436
[Family Law] (imputing income; burden-shifting mechanism)
Brent McCormick v. Chippewa, Inc. and Louis Olson (3/20/2020) sp-7435
[Procedure, Civil] (when summary judgment is appropriate; conflicting evidence is for trier of fact)
Christopher Lovely, Steven Adams, Robert Defoe, Charles Van Curren, and Dustin Leavitt v. Baker Hughes, Inc.; Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations, Inc.; and Baker Petrolite Corporation (3/20/2020) sp-7434
[Statutory Construction] (rules for statutory construction)
Angelica C v. Jonathan C, Angelica C v. Jonathan C (3/20/2020) sp-7433
[Family Law] (three grounds for termination of parental rights)
Adam Israel v State of Alaska, Department of Corrections (3/20/2020) sp-7432
[Procedure, Civil] (when summary judgment is appropriate; good faith required of self-represented litigant; disqualify judge)
[Torts] (when expert required for medical malpractice)
Amanda M. Peidlow, n/k/a Marlana Rexford v. Peter T. Williams, Vera A. Williams, and Waska A. Williams Jr., Native Village of Barrow v. Peter T. Williams; Amanda M. Williams, n/k/a Marlana Rexford; Vera A. Williams; and Waska A. Williams Jr. (3/20/2020) sp-7431
[Family Law] (tribal court jurisdiction)
Mark A. Rosenbaum v. Pamela Shaw (3/13/2020) sp-7430
[Family Law] (child support, social security overpayment)
Norman S. v. State of Alaska, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services (3/13/2020) sp-7429
[Procedure, Civil] (accepting offer of proof)
Jason Mouritsen v. Julia Mouritsen, n/k/a Julia Taubert (3/13/2020) sp-7428
[Procedure, Civil] (UCCJEA “presently resides”)
[Statutory Construction] (rules for “statutory interpretation”)
In the Matter of the Necessity for the Hospitalization of: Arthur A. (2/7/2020) sp-7427, 457 P.3d 540
[Constitutional] (right to self-representation)
[Criminal] (right to self-representation)
[Family Law] (involuntary commitment)
State of Alaska, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services v. Dara S. (1/24/2020) sp-7426
C.D., a Minor v. State of Alaska (1/24/2020) sp-7425

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