Thursday, May 24th, 2007

The ADA and The Exxon Valdez

One of the factors in assessing the “reprehensibility” of a tortfeasor’s conduct, when setting punitive damages, is whether the conduct was intentionally malicious or a mere accident.  In addressing this factor, the 9th Circuit, in In re The Exxon Valdez, 2007 WL 1490455 *22 (9th Cir. May 23, 2007), responded to Exxon’s ADA defense as […]

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Thursday, May 24th, 2007

Attorney General Opinions on AWHA

The most common source of non-judicial interpretations of the Alaska Wage and Hour Act is the Labor Standards division of the state Department of Labor.  But the Attorney General’s office also sometimes offers advice.  For instance, the AG’s office has issued opinions on whether the 2003 overtime exemption for flight crew members is validly retrospective; whether […]

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