Alaska Employment Law

With the assistance of attorneys Ken Roosa (for plaintiffs), Bob Groseclose (for the Catholic Bishop of Northern Alaska), and Dan Quinn (for the Jesuit Provinces of Wisconsin and New Orleans), AEL will post trial court rulings in the cases alleging sexual abuse by Catholic Church clergy and volunteers.

Here are:

Judge Ben Esch’s December 23, 2005, Memorandum and Order on fraud, negligent supervision, vicarious liability, “aided in agency,” fiduciary duty, and direct liability.

Esch’s July 11, 2006, Amended Ruling on Statute of Limitations.  An appeal from this ruling was recently argued before the Alaska Supreme Court.

Esch’s September 12, 2007, Decision on Summary Judgment regarding fiduciary fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and fraud claims.

Esch’s September 12, 2007, Ruling on Statute of Limitations. 

Judge Niesje Steinkruger’s January 29, 2008, Order on vicarious liability.

The Alaska Supreme Court earlier affirmed Judge Dale Curda’s ruling staying resolution of a statute of limitations defense while the parties conducted discovery.  Catholic Bishop of Northern Alaska v. Does 1-6, 141 P.3d 719 (Alaska 2006).