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  • 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 ...
  • Small Creek, Inc. v. Build Alaska General Contracting, L.L.C.
    BUSINESS LAW Supreme Court of Alaska (2022) Jake Sherman In Small Creek, Inc. v. Build Alaska General Contracting, L.L.C., 513 P.3d 253 (Alaska 2022), the Alaska Supreme Court held that for purposes of accord and satisfaction, (1) printing “full payment” on a check could be evidence of bad faith tender, and (2) disagreement over calculation of payment could ...
  • Cook v. Quashnick
    BUSINESS LAW Hannah Rogers In Cook v. Quashnick, 484 P.3d 1026 (Alaska 2021), the supreme court held that Alaska Rule of Civil Procedure 82, rather than the attorney’s fees provision of Alaska’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Act (UTPA), applied to determine the proper fee award in an offer of judgment to settle a case when the ...
  • Ahmasuk v. State, Department of Commerce, Community & Economic Development, Division of Banking & Securities
    BUSINESS LAW Margot Graham In Ahmasuk v. State, Department of Commerce, Community & Economic Development, Division of Banking & Securities, 478 P.3d 665 (Alaska 2021), the supreme court held that a newspaper opinion letter submitted by a shareholder did not constitute a shareholder proxy solicitation mandating that the shareholder file the letter with the Alaska Division of ...
  • Beardsley v. Robert N. Jacobsen & Darlene F. Jacobsen Living Trust
    COMMERCIAL LAW Melissa English   Beardsley v. Robert N. Jacobsen & Darlene F. Jacobsen Living Trust In Beardsley v. Robert N. Jacobsen & Darlene F. Jacobsen Living Trust, 472 P.3d 500 (Alaska 2020), the supreme court held that a genuine dispute existed over whether a purchaser personally guaranteed the obligations of a bankrupt entity because the language in the ...
  • Farthest North Girl Scout Council v. Girl Scouts of the United States
    In Farthest North Girl Scout Council v. Girl Scouts of the United States, the supreme court held that the corporate governance documents vested exclusive right to establish membership dues in the National Council of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. The Girl Scouts of North America (GSUSA) is a congressionally chartered nonprofit ...
  • Parlier v. CAN-ADA Crushing – Gravel Co.
    In Parlier v. CAN-ADA Crushing & Gravel Co., the supreme court held that limited liability companies must hire counsel for court litigation. In superior court, Parlier attempted to represent his co-defendants Parlier Investments, LLC, McHenry Detective Agency, LLC, and Shares #1 and #17 of Sockeye Salmon, Inc., on the grounds that he was the sole ...

Business Law

  • 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 ...
  • Small Creek, Inc. v. Build Alaska General Contracting, L.L.C.
    BUSINESS LAW Supreme Court of Alaska (2022) Jake Sherman In Small Creek, Inc. v. Build Alaska General Contracting, L.L.C., 513 P.3d 253 (Alaska 2022), the Alaska Supreme Court held that for purposes of accord and satisfaction, (1) printing “full payment” on a check could be evidence of bad faith tender, and (2) disagreement over calculation of payment could ...
  • Cook v. Quashnick
    BUSINESS LAW Hannah Rogers In Cook v. Quashnick, 484 P.3d 1026 (Alaska 2021), the supreme court held that Alaska Rule of Civil Procedure 82, rather than the attorney’s fees provision of Alaska’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Act (UTPA), applied to determine the proper fee award in an offer of judgment to settle a case when the ...
  • Ahmasuk v. State, Department of Commerce, Community & Economic Development, Division of Banking & Securities
    BUSINESS LAW Margot Graham In Ahmasuk v. State, Department of Commerce, Community & Economic Development, Division of Banking & Securities, 478 P.3d 665 (Alaska 2021), the supreme court held that a newspaper opinion letter submitted by a shareholder did not constitute a shareholder proxy solicitation mandating that the shareholder file the letter with the Alaska Division of ...
  • Beardsley v. Robert N. Jacobsen & Darlene F. Jacobsen Living Trust
    COMMERCIAL LAW Melissa English   Beardsley v. Robert N. Jacobsen & Darlene F. Jacobsen Living Trust In Beardsley v. Robert N. Jacobsen & Darlene F. Jacobsen Living Trust, 472 P.3d 500 (Alaska 2020), the supreme court held that a genuine dispute existed over whether a purchaser personally guaranteed the obligations of a bankrupt entity because the language in the ...
  • Farthest North Girl Scout Council v. Girl Scouts of the United States
    In Farthest North Girl Scout Council v. Girl Scouts of the United States, the supreme court held that the corporate governance documents vested exclusive right to establish membership dues in the National Council of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. The Girl Scouts of North America (GSUSA) is a congressionally chartered nonprofit ...
  • Parlier v. CAN-ADA Crushing – Gravel Co.
    In Parlier v. CAN-ADA Crushing & Gravel Co., the supreme court held that limited liability companies must hire counsel for court litigation. In superior court, Parlier attempted to represent his co-defendants Parlier Investments, LLC, McHenry Detective Agency, LLC, and Shares #1 and #17 of Sockeye Salmon, Inc., on the grounds that he was the sole ...