Miscellaneous

• Crime Victims Have a Chance to Get Their Losses Back

  Mike Schneider | April 12, 2009 7:30 PM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  Violence is easily found in most editions of the local paper. But the criminal justice system rarely does much to take care of the wage losses, medical bills, and other harms and losses that crime...

• AAJ CEO Jon Haber Made a Difference for All of Us

  Mike Schneider | April 08, 2009 1:02 PM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  Jon Haber worked tirelessly for the American Association of Justice over the last many years. He brought the AAJ into the current century by updating its use of technology and making it appreciate...

• AAJ CEO Jon Haber Resigns - Missing a Good Man

  Ward Merdes | April 08, 2009 11:53 AM | 1 CommentFairbanks, AK

  The American Association for Justice's CEO Jon Haber resigned recently. He did a great job for the AAJ. His enthusiasm and hard work will be missed. The injured, weak and downtrodden will want for...

• Escalator Catastrophe Frames Tort Reform Debate for Alaskans

  James Cool | February 24, 2009 2:38 AM | 6 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  The Anchorage Daily News reports that on February 8, 2009 a three year old girl lost 3 fingers in an escalator accident at an Anchorage J.C. Penny’s department store. According to news...

• Mixing Alcohol and Minors Leads to Liability

  Mike Schneider | August 17, 2008 4:33 PM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  Every few weeks there is a story, with an unhappy ending, that involves minors and alcohol. The recent double fatality in Anchorage is just one example. Those giving or selling alcohol to minors,...

• Pit Bull Mauls Girl in East Anchorage

  Mike Schneider | August 12, 2008 7:29 PM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  APD responded this afternoon to a report that a young girl was mauled by a pit bull in East Anchorage. The dog was later shot and killed. The girl is being treated at a local hospital. If the dog...

• Shooting Victim May Have Claims

  Mike Schneider | July 10, 2008 12:53 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  The incident happened at a fish camp near Akiachak. A 13 year old boy was accidentally shot while target practicing with other children. They were using a .22 rifle. The injured boy, through one or...

• Petra Davis Mauled by Brown Bear, But Who Planned this Bike Race?

  Mike Schneider | July 06, 2008 7:37 PM | 1 CommentAnchorage, AK

  We all wish this young woman, 15, a speedy recovery. But area biologists have been warning about a terrible event like this for years. Ms. Davis was a participant in a mountain bike race. The route...

• High Fire Danger And Personal Responsibility

  Mike Schneider | July 05, 2008 12:51 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  Alaskans are being encouraged to enjoy the Nation's favorite holiday, but to do it without fireworks. Fireworks are illegal in the Municipality of Anchorage, but even where they can be legally...

• Fairbanks Alaska Boating Accident Injures Two Women - Here's The Law They Need To Know...

  Ward Merdes | June 11, 2008 1:23 AM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  Fairbanks Alaska Chena River boating accident. What the two injured women need to know - to protect their legal rights.