Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant was subject to a domestic violence protective order (DVPO) that required him to give a day's notice to security personnel whenever he needed to visit the medical center where his former girlfriend worked. The woman alleges that the man violated this notice provision many times over a three-year period by coming to her workplace ... More...    $0 (02-21-2025 - AK)

Anchorage, Alaska personal injury car wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant on an auto negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries.

Alaska Auto Negligence Law Overview:

"1. Comparative Fault:

Modified Comparative Fault: Alaska follows a modified comparative fault system. This means that even if you... More...    $1 (03-14-2023 - AK)

Anchorage, Alaska social security disability lawyer represented Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of his application for social security disability benefits by HHS.

On June 9, 2016, plaintiff filed an application for benefits under Title II, alleging that he became disabled on May 12, 2015. Plaintiff alleges that he is disabled due to PTSD, ankle problems, and hearing loss. Plaintiff... More...    $0 (09-18-2023 - AK)

Anchorage, Alaska civil litigation lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on beach of contract theories claiming $1.4 million in damages.

This case was filed in the Superior Court for the SOA - Third Judicial Dist, 3AN-21-04564-CI and was removed to federal courts by the Defendants.

"A breach of contract occurs when one party to a contract fails to fulfill their obligat... More...    $0 (07-26-2023 - AK)

Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with r illegally prescribing and dispensing opioids outside the scope of legitimate medical practice that resulted in the deaths of five people between 2014 and 2019.

A jury convicted Jessica Joyce Spayd, age 52, on October 27, 2022, of 10 crimes including five counts of illegal drug distribution that resulted in de... More...    $0 (06-28-2023 - AK)

Anchorage, Alaska insurance Law lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendant on a bad faith breach contract theory.

Plaintiffs are seven women who formerly were patients of Dr. Myron Schweigert, a chiropractor practicing at Chugach Chiropractic Clinic, LLC (the “Clinicâ€�) in Eagle River, Alaska.[5]On December 31, 2015, Plaintiffs filed suit against Dr Schweigert and the Clinic in A... More...    $0 (05-26-2023 - AK)

Anchorage, Alaska civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on excessive force wrongful death theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983.


Plaintiffs brought this suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985, and 1986 seeking redress for alleged violations of Plaintiffs' federal constitutional rights guaranteed by the Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments.[51] The Court has ju... More...    $0 (05-09-2023 - AK)

Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with violating the Lacey ACt by smuggling protected marine corals frm the Philippines.

Veleriy V. Gorbounov, 45, of Morrison, Colorado was illegally importing and selling endangered corals.

In April, 2022, prosecutors charged Jerome Anthony Stringfield, 43, of Kissimmee, Florida; Albert B. Correira, 35, of We... More...    $0 (04-07-2023 - AK)

"The judge in a criminal jury trial plays a variety of important roles, including:

Presiding over the trial: The judge is responsible for maintaining order in the courtroom and ensuring that the trial proceeds fairly. This includes making rulings on evidentiary objections, instructing the jury on the law, and ensuring that both the prosecution and defense have a fair opportunity to pr... More...    $0 (02-05-2020 - AK)

Anchorage, Alaska criminal law lawyers represented Defendant changed with first-degree murder.

        We consolidated these two cases to resolve the following question: What is the effect of the death of a criminal defendant while an appeal is pending? John Carlin III was convicted of first-degree murder. He appealed his conviction to the court of appeals and died before the open... More...    $0 (03-25-2011 - AK)

Anchorage, Alaska criminal law lawyers represented Defendants charged with kidnapping and drug trafficking.

Believing that the victim had stolen drugs from them, Macarthur Christmas Vaifanua, a/k/as "Mac" lured the victim to his home on August 13, 2017. As the victim was leaving the residence, he was led instead into the garage where he was forcibly bound and gagged. The victim was then b... More...    $0 (11-22-2022 - AK)

Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with drug conspiracy and assault of a corrections officer.

Michael Hindman, 32, mailed multiple packages of heroin and methamphetamine to a local drug dealer in Unalaska, Alaska, during 2019. In return, the local dealer mailed Hindman boxes of cash to pay for the drugs. One specific package Hindman sent on October 9,... More...    $0 (04-28-2022 - AK)

Anchorage, AK: Personal injury medical malpractice lawyer represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendants on medical negligence and respondeat superior theories claiming to have been injured and/or damaged as a direct result of substandard medical care provided by a physician employed by the United States Government. ... More...    $1 (07-26-2021 - AK)

Anchorage, AK: Personal injury medical malpractice lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on a medical negligence theory claiming to have been injured and/or damages as a direct result of substandard health care provided by a physician employed by the United States Government.... More...    $1 (04-21-2021 - AK)

Juneau, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Kenneth Manzanares, 43, who was charged with second-degree murder of Kristy Manzanares while onboard the Emerald Princess cruise ship in the U.S. Territorial Waters outside southeast Alaska on July 25, 2017.

“In 2017 Kenneth Manzanares brutally murdered his wife Kristy Manzanares while on an Alaskan cruise with their three da... More...    $0 (06-03-2021 - AK)

Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense health care fraud lawyer represented Dr. Michael Don Robertson, age 68, a former Anchorage psychiatrist, was charged with conspiracy to commit controlled substance fraud and one count of health care fraud. Robertson knowingly and intentionally distributed controlled substances outside the usual course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical pur... More...    $0 (01-09-2021 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - The United States of America sued Franklin Ellenson, M.D. and Alaska Neurology Center, L.L.C. claiming that the violated the False Claims Act by knowingly billing for health care services not performed.

Alaska Neurology Center LLC and its owner, Franklin Ellenson, M.D., have agreed to pay $2 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that the medical practice knowing... More...    $0 (06-09-2020 - AK)

Kenneth Ray Manzanares, 42, of Santa Clara, Utah, pleaded guilty to one count of murder in the second degree for the July 2017 killing of his wife, Kristy Manzanares, onboard the cruise ship Emerald Princess in the U.S. Terri... More...    $0 (02-09-2020 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - The United States of America charged Jose Luis Arenas with:

Aiding and Assisting in the Preparation of False Federal Individual Income Tax Returns in violation of 26 U.S.C. 7206.

Jose Luis Arenas, 65, pled guilty to 5 counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false federal individual income tax returns with a clientele primarily of Spanish-speaking memb... More...    $0 (11-10-2019 - AK)

We must decide whether an Alaska law regulating campaign contributions violates the First Amendment. At issue are Alaska’s limit on contributions made by individuals to candidates, its limit on contributions made by individuals to election-related groups, its limit on political party-to-candidate contributions, and its limit on the total funds a candidate may receive from out-of-state residents. T... More...    $0 (11-29-2018 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - Hackers’ Cooperation with FBI Leads to Substantial Assistance in Other Complex Cybercrime Investigations

Defendants Responsible for Creating the “Mirai” and Clickfraud Botnets Continue to Assist FBI as Part of their Sentencing

Three defendants have been sentenced for their roles in creating and operating two botnets, which targeted “Internet of Things” (IoT) devic... More...    $0 (09-19-2018 - AK)

Wells’ convictions arise out of the deaths of Richard W. Belisle and James A. Hopkins, federal employees and Wells’ co-workers at the United States Coast Guard (“USCG”) antenna maintenance facility, located at the USCG Communication Station (“COMMSTA”) on Kodiak Island, Alaska. COMMSTA consists of two main buildings: a large operations center, known as T1; and the antenna maintenance facility, or ... More...    $0 (12-21-2017 - AK)

Defendant-Appellant James Michael Wells (“Wells”) appeals from his jury trial convictions for two counts of First Degree Murder, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1111(a), (b); two counts of Murder of a Federal Employee, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1114, 1111; and two counts of Use of a Firearm in Relation to a Crime of Violence Resulting in Death, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924 (c), (j). Wells was se... More...    $0 (12-20-2017 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - Alaska Couple Charged with Defrauding Anchorage Medical Practice of at Least $550,000

An Alaska couple has been charged for allegedly defrauding an Anchorage medical practice of at least $550,000.

Jill Diane Applebury, aka: “Jill Wetzsteon,” 52, d/b/a Applebury Accounting Services, and her husband Darin Wade Applebury, 52, both of Anchorage, have been named in a ... More...    $0 (09-28-2017 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - Washington Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Alaskans Out of Approximately $2.7 Million - Spouse was Convicted of Social Security Fraud

Floyd Jay Mann, Jr., 55, of Puyallup, Washington, pleaded guilty in Anchorage July 13, 2017 to all counts charged against him, to include 11 counts of wire fraud and 8 counts of money laundering, regarding a scheme to defraud Alaskans out of... More...    $0 (07-23-2017 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - United States District Court Judge, Ralph R. Beistline, sentenced an Anchorage man, Stuart T. Seugasala, a.k.a. “Tone,â€� age 40, to three terms of life imprisonment following his January 2015 convictions on drug trafficking conspiracy and two kidnapping charges. Judge Beistline imposed a consecutive seven year sentence on firearms violations, as well as concurrent ten year term... More...    $0 (05-18-2015 - AK)

The primary issue in this consolidated appeal is the validity and interpretation of a roadway easement granted to meet a borough's subdivision plat-waiver requirements. The borough later approved a nearby subdivision project contingent on upgrading the easement roadway. The owners of the servient estate first insisted that the developer maintain his roadway upgrade within the original 50-foot eas... More...    $0 (11-30--0001 - AK)

State of Alaska charged Richard Corum with conspiracy to distribute illegal drugs, Oxycontin, from 2007 to 2011 netting millions to the conspirators.

Alaska Law:

Sec. 11.31.120. Conspiracy. (a) An offender commits the crime of conspiracy if, with the intent to promote or facilitate a serious felony offense, the offender agrees with one or more persons to engage in or cause th... More...    $0 (07-04-2013 - AK)

A motorcyclist was involved in a single-vehicle accident resulting in a cut
on his head and minor damage to his motorcycle. The accident involved no other
drivers, vehicles, or property. Because the motorcycle was not insured at the time of the accident, the State of Alaska, Department of Administration, Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) suspended the driver’s license. The motorcyclist ap... More...    $0 (04-12-2013 - AK)

This appeal arises from a declaratory action filed by an insurer to clarify the terms of its duties under a policy. The underlying tort action resulted from a car accident in which the insured, while driving a rental truck, hit a person who was lying in the middle of the road. Both the driver and the person struck were intoxicated, as was a passenger in the truck. The person who was struck died fr... More...    $0 (01-25-2013 - AK)

A tenant fell on the outside stairs of her rented apartment and sustained a serious back injury. When she fell, one of the wooden stairs broke. She sued her landlord, from whom she subleased the apartment, alleging that her fall was caused by the landlord’s negligent failure to inspect and maintain the staircase.

Before trial, the tenant filed a series of motions in limine, including one ... More...    $0 (02-01-2013 - AK)

Simone Greenway sued Larry Heathcott alleging, among other things, identity theft and breach of domestic partnership and fiduciary duties. After a long, one-day bench trial at which both parties were pro se, the superior court denied Greenway’s claims. She argues here that it was error not to continue the trial so a particular lawyer could represent her when he became available, so she could com... More...    $0 (02-15-2013 - AK)

In December 2008 Michael Cooper caused a car accident that injured Samuel Thompson. Thompson sued Cooper and Cooper’s employer for compensatory and punitive damages. The jury returned a verdict for Thompson for compensatory damages, but not for punitive damages. The parties appeal rulings on evidentiary issues, jury instructions, and denied motions. We affirm most of the superior court’s rulin... More...    $0 (09-28-2012 - AK)

A healthcare worker was sprayed in the eye with fluids from an HIV-positive patient. She received preventive treatment and counseling. Her employer initially paid workers’ compensation benefits; it later filed a controversion based on its doctor’s opinion that the employee was able to return to work. The employee asked for more benefits, but the Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board denied her ... More...    $0 (07-20-2012 - AK)

At issue in this case are the coverage limits associated with underinsured motorist (UIM) insurance and whether coverage provided under disputed insurance policies complies with the requirements of Alaska insurance statutes. The respondent families hold UIM policies. They allege that they have suffered emotional distress and loss of consortium as a result of a collision that killed one family’s ... More...    $0 (08-26-2011 - AK)