218 results found
McGuireWoods LLP | USA | 23 Mar 2023
Ninth Circuit vacates District court’s order of class certification
On March 13, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated the district court’s order of class certification in Van v. LLR, Inc…
Riker Danzig LLP | USA | 12 Jan 2023
Alaska Holds Improperly Recorded Lien Effective Under “Equitable Mortgage” Doctrine
On December 7, 2022, the Alaska Supreme Court (“the Court”) issued an opinion in the matter of Jae Chang v Jungmok Rhee, LEXIS 135 (Dec. 7, 2022, No…
Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP | USA | 11 Jan 2023
Alaska Carriers Propose Updating and Extending the Alaska Plan
On behalf of its fixed and mobile carrier members, the Alaska Telecom Association (ATA) has filed a Petition for Expedited Rulemaking asking the…
K&L Gates LLP | USA | 27 Dec 2022
Alaska Will Require Licensing for Crypto Money Transmitters
On November 30, Alaska amended its money transmitter regulations to, among other things, include virtual currency transactions within the definition…
Snell & Wilmer LLP | USA | 1 Dec 2022
U.S. Department of the Interior Announces Historic Land Acquisition in Alaska
On November 16, the Solicitor for the U.S. Department of the Interior issued Opinion M-37076, clarifying that the Secretary of the Interior does in…
Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP | USA | 24 Aug 2022
Northern exposure: No ambiguity in Alaska reporting
The Alaska Supreme Court found that Alaska’s combined reporting statute requiring taxpayers to include certain foreign affiliates in its income tax…
Blank Rome LLP | USA | 18 Aug 2022
Alaska Supreme Court Saves Poorly Worded Tax Statute
When is a tax statute so poorly worded that it violates due process by being unconstitutionally vague and failing to give taxpayers fair notice of…
Holland & Knight LLP | USA | 28 Jun 2022
Big Changes on the Horizon for Alcohol Licensing in Alaska
Recently signed legislation in Alaska promises to upend the alcohol industry and rework the state's licensing structure. On June 16, 2022, Alaska Gov…
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP | USA | 15 Jun 2022
Trial Victory for Alaska Airlines: Five Takeaways for Employers
Following a four-week, virtual trial, Alaska Airlines (Alaska) received a complete defense verdict from a King County Superior Court jury on June 1…
Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP | USA | 25 Mar 2022
“OK, Doomer”: Climate Change Litigation Led by Our Youth and Indigenous Peoples
In both Australia and the United States, indigenous peoples and the younger generation have been raising the torch in instituting legal battles to…
