In this case under the Alaska implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, a federal jury returned a plaintiff’s verdict of $208,000, according to Mark Choate’s Press Release. Plaintiff claimed her supervisor treated her adversely in order to obtain benefits for his “sweetie.” Judge Beistline’s last “law of the case” order is available here.
Update: Here’s the Verdict form. […]
In the overtime class action against Hageland Aviation Services, the parties settled, subject to the employer’s right to appeal Judge Peter Michalski’s ruling on the constitutionality of a 2005 amendment to the Alaska Wage and Hour Act. The settlement provides the class with $900,000 in damages, and its attorneys with $700,000 in fees and costs, if the […]
District Judge John Sedwick has rejected two prisoners’ attempts to reduce their sentences for cocaine base drug trafficking under the two-level reduction in the sentencing guidelines made retroactive by 18 USC § 3582(c).
Dana Sweatt asked Sedwick to reduce her sentence from 84 months to 57 months. Her original Guideline range was 121 to 151 months, but […]
