Municipal Gas Producers’ Transferable Tax Credits Must Be Calculated Using AS 43.55.011(e) “Taxable” Production (Not the Municipally Taxed Sales Base), and No APA Rulemaking Is Required for This...
Alaska Divorce Property Division: Courts Must Explain Any Withholding of Interest on Deferred Equalization Payments (Including Partial Withholding) 1. Introduction Jacob A. Marquez v. Dawn L. Marquez...
Fact-Dependent Limits on Workers’ Compensation Exclusivity for Remote-Site Employer Housing Injuries (and Survival of IIED/Retaliation Claims at the Pleading Stage) 1. Introduction In David Mitchell...
Feasibility-and-Effectiveness Standard for “Less Restrictive Alternative” in Alaska Involuntary Medication and Commitment Orders Introduction This Alaska Supreme Court memorandum opinion...
ICWA “Active Efforts” May Center on Persistent Contact Attempts When a Parent Is Transient and Unengaged (Perfection Not Required) Case: Kendall H. v. State of Alaska, Department of Family &...
Prison Discipline Due Process: “Some Evidence” Suffices When the Hearing Decision Incorporates a Detailed Incident Report Nonprecedential status. This is a memorandum opinion under Alaska Appellate...
Failure-to-Serve Dismissals Under Alaska Civil Rule 4 Must Be Without Prejudice Absent Clear Warning or Intent Introduction Raymond Katchatag v. State of Alaska, Department of Corrections is a...
Excessive Corporal Punishment as “Assault or Reckless Endangerment” Supporting a Long-Term DVPO; Implicit Rule 52(a) Findings and Harmless Error in Bench DVPO Hearings Introduction In Tyler C. v....
Certificate of Need: Alaska Department of Health May Waive the 40‑Bed Minimum Review Standard While Still Requiring CASU Methodology (No APA Rulemaking Required) 1. Introduction Maple Springs...
Rule 82 Requires Segregated Proof of Reasonable and Necessary Fees Across Consolidated Claims Introduction Ralph Guditz v. Lakeside North Condominium Home Owners Association addresses a recurring...
Rule 82 Fee Awards Require Segregated Proof: Mixed Billing Across Claims Requires Vacatur and Remand 1. Introduction Ralph Guditz v. Lakeside North Condominium Home Owners Association (Alaska Supreme...
Failure to Make Domestic Violence Findings Requires Vacatur and Remand in Alaska Custody Determinations Introduction In Jordan F. v. Caitlin B. (Alaska Feb. 25, 2026) (Mem. Op. & J. No. 2135), the...
Federal Preemption Does Not Void a Dissolution Decree: Rule 60(b) Limits Collateral Attacks on Agreed Division of Military Disability/CRSC Introduction Jett M. Million v. Diane L. Hubert (Alaska Feb....
Unambiguous Indirect Identification Rule for Ballot-Measure Disclosure & Reporting I. Introduction Alaska Policy Forum v. Alaska Public Offices Commission; Yes on 2 for Better Elections; and Protect...
Estate Removal Under Alaska’s Slayer Statute Requires Expert Proof Linking Alleged Delay in Care to Death; Enhanced Rule 82 Fees May Follow Unreasonable, Needlessly Complex Litigation Decision: In...
Alaska Probate Administration: Beneficiaries as “Interested Persons,” “Settlement” Includes Sale/Distribution, and AS 13.16.400 Notice Is Conflict-Triggered Nonprecedential posture: The court issued...
Reasonable Efforts in Non-ICWA CINA Cases: Mislabeling “Active Efforts” Does Not Alter the Legal Standard; Completing a Case Plan Alone Does Not Equal Remedy 1. Introduction This consolidated appeal...
Fee Arbitration Panels May Narrow Issues Under a “Reasonably Possible” Standard; Civil Rule 82 Fees Are Available in RUAA Post-Arbitration Proceedings Case: Leroy Oenga, Jr. v. Maria M. Givens,...
ICWA “Active Efforts” Must Be Evaluated Holistically and Tailored to Parental Noncooperation and Incarceration Introduction In Zeke N. (Father) v. State of Alaska, DFCS, OCS and Jordyn A. (Mother) v....
Waiver of Fee/Interest Challenges and Proof of “Reasonable and Necessary” Repair Costs in Insurer-Influenced Construction Disputes (Alaska) Case: FIRST EVANGELICAL COVENANT CHURCH OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA...