Miscellaneous

• Another Deadly Motorcycle Crash

  Mike Schneider | July 30, 2007 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  The Seward Highway was shut down for hours Saturday night after a vehicle-motorcycle crash that took place south of McHugh Creek at around 7:00 p.m.. The female driver of the motorcycle apparently crossed the center line and caused the crash that took her life, according to Alaska State Troopers investigating the case.For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Car and...

• Two Dead in Industrial Fall

  Mike Schneider | July 25, 2007 12:22 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  Two young men working to put siding on the mill building at the Rock Creek Mine died Thursday evening when the man lift, a metal basket-like elevated work station, tipped over, spilling them 50 feet to the ground. The mine, near Nome, had recently passed a safety inspection. These fatalities double the mine death numbers for Alaska over the last decade. An investigation of the incident...

• Talk to An Alaskan Personal Injury Lawyer ... For Free

  Ward Merdes | July 24, 2007 10:29 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  Talk to a qualified Alaskan Personal Injury attorney for free. They are listed here.Most folks are scared of lawyers. With the bad press a few generate, it's no wonder.Yet, there is another side. What most people don't know, is that they can talk to a qualified Alaskan Personal Injury lawyer for free. That's right. Highly qualified attorneys are right here in Fairbanks Alaska who will take your...

• Hazel Mary Hopson Killed In Car Crash - Related Law

  Ward Merdes | July 24, 2007 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  Hazel Mary Hopson's death is a tragedy. All that can b e done is to ensure that all available insurance is taken for her family. This entry explains Alaska law about car accidents and how insurance claims should be filed when a person is killed in a wreck.Hazel Mary Hopson, 37, was killed in a car crash on Sunday night near North Pole, Alaska. She was a restrained passenger in a motor vehicle...

• Iron Workers Killed When Manlift Collapses - What Their Widows Need to Know...

  Ward Merdes | July 20, 2007 11:07 PM | 1 CommentFairbanks, AK

  Investigating who caused the manlift to collapse is critical. It must happen before the lift mysteriously "disappears." The families/widows of these two men deserve to be treated fairly for this horrible loss.On July 19th, ironworkers Tyler Kahle and Craig Bagley were killed in Nome, when their manlift collapsed under them. Newspaper accounts report that two were working for Alaska Mechanical...

• Can Assault Victim Get Justice?

  Mike Schneider | July 18, 2007 12:55 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  An Anchorage bus driver was arrested on sexual assualt charges, allegedly having taken advantage of an adult passenger with the mental age of a child. Criminals often have no money or insurance, but if they were on the job, or if their work position helped them commit the crime, a good lawyer can often find a way to hold the employer and its insurance company accountable.

• The Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007

  Mike Schneider | July 16, 2007 12:18 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  The Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007 would keep companies from making consumers give up their right to a trial by jury by forcing mandatory binding arbitration. Many consumer contracts, like are offered on a take-it-or-leave-it basis by EBay, lending institutions, brokerage firms, car dealerships, and health care providers take away your rights in the fine print. Consumers should support this...

• Drug Companies Try and Stall the Release of Generic Drugs

  Jenny Albano | July 10, 2007 10:23 AM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  As a patent is about to expire, generic drug makers can request FDA approval for their drug if it is a bioequivalent of the patented version. The brand-name companies obviously do not want the generic drugs to be approved because they will lose money. One way companies have found to delay the release of generic drugs is through "citizen petitions". These petitions allow anyone to express...

• Former Ak Airlines CEO Dies in Plane Crash

  Mike Schneider | July 04, 2007 12:46 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  Former Alaskan, and former Alaska Airlines CEO, Bruce Kennedy was fatally injured June 28th, when the Cessna 182 he was flying crashed into the Cashmere, Washington High School parking lot. Kennedy not only made Alaska Airlines a major player in the aviation industry, but became internationally recognized for his humanitarian efforts after he left his CEO position in 1981. He was 68. He...

• Inusrance Claim Denied for Excluded Driver

  Mike Schneider | July 02, 2007 12:05 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  Be careful, or your liability coverage won't help you if the seriously or fataly injured bring suit against you and you have "exluded" the driver of your vehicle from coverage. So held the Alaska Supreme Court June 29, 2007. Seriously injured Nelson sued the inured parents for negligent entrustment of their car to their son, who hit Nelson.Because parents had excluded son from their policy,...