Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

9th Cir: Affirmance of Subsistence Permits for Moose

The 9th Circuit has affirmed Judge Russel Holland’s refusal to invalidate federal subsistence permits for Christochina residents to hunt moose. 
State of Alaska v. Federal Subsistence Board, 2008 WL _______ (9th Cir. Sept. 23, 2008)
Michael Seawright, Anchorage AAG, represented the State, and James Lister of Birch Horton represented the intervenor Kenai Sportfish Association.  Ellen Durkee, AUSA […]

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Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

9th Cir: No Vested Right to Health Benefits = No Standing = No Subject Matter Jurisdiction

The 9th Circuit has held that the employer’s ability to modify the vesting of early retiree health benefits deprived the retirees of standing, and thus deprived the District Court of subject matter jurisdiction over their claim of wrongful termination of those benefits.
the district court was correct in concluding that the early retirees’ health benefits are not vested. The […]

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