Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

9th Cir: Duelling Ex-Spouses & A QJSA

The 9th Circuit has addressed “whether or not a participant to an ERISA regulated Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity (”QJSA”) plan may change the surviving spouse beneficiary after the participant has retired and the annuity has become payable.”  The panel held
QJSA surviving spouse benefits irrevocably vest in the participant’s spouse at the time of the […]

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

9th Cir: Upholds Arizona Immigration Law

The 9th Circuit has rejected preemption-based facial challenges to Arizona’s law that revokes state business licenses of employers who hire illegal aliens.
Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. v. Napolitano, 2008 WL ________ (9th Cir. Sept. 17, 2008)

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

Other Alaskan Blawgers

“I’m offering up my innocence here.
Please don’t repay me with scorn.”
 
That’s good.  That’s Jerome Juday, at Alaska Law Blog, discussing the 9th Circuit’s recent opinion on mergers & acquisitions, in Western Filter Corp. v. Argen.
Paul Bratton at Alaska Backwoods Lawyer discusses Alaska’s lemon law. 
Richard Vollertsen at Alaska Injury Law discusses the (in)effectiveness of arthroscopy.
And Peggy Roston at […]