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 »
TORT LAW Supreme Court of Alaska (2024) Lauren Beizer In Torrence v. Blue, 552 P.3d 489 (Alaska 2024), the supreme court held that an inmate’s original complaint included a valid claim for civil battery, therefore, reversing the dismissal of the case decided by the superior court. (Id. at 495). Thus, the case was remanded for Continue Reading »
TORT LAW Supreme Court of Alaska (2023) Sammy Sawyer In Downing v. Shoreside Petroleum, Inc., 528 P.3d 874 (Alaska 2023), the supreme court held that a plaintiff who has proven harm to her future earning capacity from her injuries need not prove the amount of lost future earnings to a reasonable certainty to be eligible Continue Reading »
TORT LAWUnited States District Court, District of Alaska (2022)Elza BouhassiraIn Estate of Vinberg v. United States, 2022 WL 11753090 (D. Alaska 2022), the district courtheld that a widow’s claim regarding her husband’s death was not barred by the intentional tortexception of the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). (Id. at 6). Through his widow, a diseasedcivilian’s Continue Reading »
TORT LAWUnited States District Court, District of Alaska (2022)Jake ShermanIn Garcia v. Vitus Energy, L.L.C., 605 F. Supp. 3d 1188 (D. Alaska 2022), the court held that areasonable jury could find that a principal granted an agent apparent authority by designating himas captain of the principal’s ship. (Id. at 1217). After suffering injuries while being Continue Reading »
