Friday, September 7th, 2007

9th Cir: Alaska Insurance Law

The 9th Circuit has reversed Judge Timothy Burgess, and held that a commerical liability carrier breached its duty of good faith and fair dealing to its insured by issuing an inadequate denial of coverage.  The Court of Appeals held:
The denial letter made no reference to any specific law or facts relating to Lutz’s dispute with […]

Friday, September 7th, 2007

Calculator of Prejudgment Interest and Rule 82 Fees

The Anchorage law firm of Richmond & Quinn provides a handy calculator of prejudgment interest and (state) prejudgment attorney fees on the firm’s website.  All you need do is enter the date of loss, the amount of the loss, and the end date for the loss.  The calculator does the rest, including figures Rule 82 […]