- Rosauer v. Alaska Diesel Electric, Co.
BUSINESS LAW
United States District Court for the District of Alaska (2025)
Adam Yaggy
In Rosauer v. Alaska Diesel Electric, Inc., 771 F. Supp. 3d 1092 (D. Alaska 2025), the United States District Court for the District of Alaska rejected a marine engine repair service’s motion for summary judgment, finding genuine issues of material fact. (Id. at 1094–95). ...
- Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC v. Duvall
BUSINESS LAW
Supreme Court of Alaska (2025)
Alison Tobin
In Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC v. Duvall, 568 P.3d 1224 (Alaska 2025), the Supreme Court of Alaska held that debt purchasers seeking to collect debt not expressly authorized by the agreement that created the debt or permitted by law, and that filing suit without adequate proof of debt ownership ...
- Kaiser-Francis Oil Co. v. Deutsche Oil & Gas, S.A.
BUSINESS LAW
Supreme Court of Alaska (2025)
Lily Skopp
In Kaiser-Francis Oil Co. v. Deutsche Oil & Gas, S.A., 566 P.3d 252 (Alaska 2025), the Supreme Court of Alaska determined that the law governing whether to pierce the corporate veil of a foreign corporation should be assessed using an interest-based analysis rather than strictly following the internal affairs ...
- Johnson v. Albin Carlson & Co.
BUSINESS LAW
Supreme Court of Alaska (2025)
Lily Skopp
In Johnson v. Albin Carlson & Co., 569 P.3d 1178 (Alaska 2025), the Supreme Court of Alaska determined the trial court abused its discretion by preventing a subcontractor from pursuing certain claims. (Id. at 1184). The lower court’s decision was based on limited discovery documentation without first considering less ...
- Business Doe, LLC v. State
BUSINESS LAW
Supreme Court of Alaska (2025)
Olivia Sontag
In Business Doe, LLC v. State, 574 P.3d 1167 (Alaska 2025), the Supreme Court of Alaska held an anonymous letter sent to the Consumer Protection Unit (CPU) of the Alaska Attorney General’s Office provided sufficient basis for the unit to issue a subpoena on a business. (Id. at 1173). ...
- Societe Financial, LLC v. MJ Corporation
BUSINESS LAW
Supreme Court of Alaska (2024)
Ryan Ciemny
In Societe Financial, LLC v. MJ Corporation, 542 P.3d 1159 (Alaska 2024), the supreme court held that a corporation or individual may commit a conversion on money that was wrongfully diverted into its bank account, even if by mistake, because intent to exercise dominion or control does not require ...
- Aiken v. Alaska Addiction Professionals Ass’n.
BUSINESS LAW
Supreme Court of Alaska (2024)
Rosa Gibson
In Aiken v. Alaska Addiction Professionals Ass’n, 552 P.3d 454 (Alaska 2024), the supreme court held that, because a newly incorporated organization was the same entity as a previously dissolved organization and retained the prior organization’s membership and bylaws, new officers elected pursuant to those bylaws rightfully controlled the ...
- Baker v. Duffus
BUSINESS LAW
Supreme Court of Alaska (2024)
Jack Jeffrey
In Baker v. Duffus, 542 P.3d 1153 (Alaska 2024), the supreme court held that (1) for a transaction to be exempt from the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act (UTPA) because it is a real estate transaction, the transfer of an interest in real property is required and ...
- Pederson v. Arctic Slope Regional Corp.
BUSINESS LAW
Supreme Court of Alaska (2022)
Elza Bouhassira
In Pederson v. Arctic Slope Regional Corp., 517 P.3d 606 (Alaska 2022), the supreme court held that the stated purpose of an inspection request by a shareholder should be determined based on the totality of the written request. (Id. at 611). In this case, a shareholder sought to exercise ...
- Duffus v. Baker
BUSINESS LAW
Supreme Court of Alaska (2022)
Sarah Couillard
In Duffus v. Baker, 513 P.3d 264 (Alaska 2022), the supreme court held that an attorney’s lien may be asserted against settlement funds despite a standard clause making each party responsible for their own fees, attorney participation in settlement negotiation, and a provision in the settlement agreement for payment ...
