TRUSTS & ESTATES LAW Supreme Court of Alaska (2025) Alison Tobin In Matter of Estate of Rousey, 568 P.3d 717 (Alaska 2025), the Supreme Court of Alaska held that inter vivos transfers must be rescinded when the estate has presented clear and convincing evidence that the transfers were the product of undue influence over the Continue Reading »
TORT LAW Supreme Court of Alaska (2025) Drew Loughlin In Tripp v. City & Borough of Juneau, 563 P.3d 17 (Alaska 2025), the Supreme Court of Alaska held that a public employer has no duty to train employees against excessive alcohol consumption outside of work hours and therefore could not be held liable for an Continue Reading »
TORT LAW Supreme Court of Alaska (2025) Teddy Brodsky In Rochon v. City of Nome, 568 P.3d 8 (Alaska 2025), the Supreme Court of Alaska held that municipalities are immune from liability when providing gratuitous emergency services outside of city limits. (Id. at 17). After he was injured in a single-vehicle accident 35 miles outside Continue Reading »
TORT LAW Supreme Court of Alaska (2025) Ben Helzner In Griffith v. Hemphill, 556 P.3d 932 (Alaska 2025), the Supreme Court of Alaska held that (1) “negligent infliction of emotional distress” claims cannot be based on litigation conduct and (2) “malicious prosecution” claims require those bringing the claim to have won on all relevant issues Continue Reading »
TORT LAW Supreme Court of Alaska (2025) Teddy Brodsky In Kisling v. Grosz, 565 P.3d 226 (Alaska 2025), the Supreme Court of Alaska held that when a jury awards noneconomic damages, the court must first allocate fault before deciding whether a damages cap applies. (Id. at 227). After Grosz was traumatically injured while helping his Continue Reading »
TORT LAW Supreme Court of Alaska (2025) Katharine Roberts In Downing v. Shoreside Petroleum, Inc., 563 P.3d 34 (Alaska 2025), the Supreme Court of Alaska held that the lower court was not required to make a damages award based on the post-accident earning capacity the plaintiff suggested. (Id. at 39–40). Downing sued Shoreside Petroleum, Inc. Continue Reading »
TORT LAW United States District Court for the District of Alaska (2025) Ben Helzner In Alaska v. Express Scripts, Inc., 774 F. Supp. 3d 1150 (D. Alaska 2025), the United States District Court for the District of Alaska held that organizations can still engage in a RICO enterprise with a common purpose even if they Continue Reading »
NATIVE LAW United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2025) Adam Yaggy In United States v. Alaska, 151 F.4th 1124 (9th Cir. 2025), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that “public lands” under Title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) includes navigable waters where Continue Reading »
INSURANCE LAW Supreme Court of Alaska (2025) Mike Galane In Travelers Property Casualty Co. of America v. Keluco General Contractors, Inc., 572 P.3d 537 (Alaska 2025), the Supreme Court of Alaska held that insurance companies’ internal procedures to record mailings do not satisfy the United States Postal Service (USPS) certification requirements under Alaska Statute § Continue Reading »
INSURANCE LAW Supreme Court of Alaska (2025) Olivia Sontag In Estate of Wheeler v. Garrison Property & Casualty Insurance Co., 564 P.3d 611 (Alaska 2025), the Supreme Court of Alaska held that a pollution exclusion clause in a homeowner’s insurance policy does not exclude coverage for carbon monoxide poisoning arising out of an improperly installed Continue Reading »
