Personal Injury Law News

Alaska Workers Compensation law and Covid 19 – Employers need not liability protection if they have Workers Compensation insurance coverage as required by law

The Anchorage Daily News published a commentary by Win Gruening entitled Liability Protection is Necessary for Alaska Businesses. This commentary is based on two false premise; 1) that employees can

Personal Injury Law vs. Workman’s Comp Law

There are many differences between personal injury law and workers’ compensation law. Personal injury law is based on “tort” law and is intended to fully compensate an injured person, whereas

Is the settlement from a wrongful death settlement taxable?

Are Wrongful Death Settlements Taxable by the IRS?

If you have lost a loved one and you are considering a wrongful death claim, it is common to wonder if you will get hit with a massive bill from

Things to Consider When Hiring an Attorney

Most people never need an attorney and they have no experience to fall back on in deciding what attorney they may want to hire. Sorting through lawyer Yellow Pages, television

How safe is your motorcycle helmet?

So you wear your helmet while riding? That’s great! But did you know not just any helmet will do? Check out his link to the NHTSA.gov site that’s all about

Woman critically injured in collision between scooter, motorcycle on C St.

Have you read the article on ADN? http://www.adn.com/2014/05/13/3468465/woman-critically-injured-in-motor.html?sp=/99/188/ This goes to show you that whether you’re riding a motorcycle or a scooter (or a bicycle for that matter), you need

Soldotna Air Crash Tragedy Is Not New to Alaska

Flying in small planes for work and fun is second nature to Alaskans. The beauty of the state cannot be enjoyed without taking to the air. And, for many of

Car accident gifs and Pedestrian Injurys

You may have seen these types of pictures before of insane car accidents where people barely make it out alive. No, they aren’t made up, they are real! We have

Elderly Man Dies in Sterling Highway Crash that Injures Three Others

A two vehicle accident happened on the Sterling Highway last Friday that left three injured and one elderly man dead. A little after noon on Friday, eighty two year old

Out of Over 400 Citations This Halloween, No Fatalities Were Reported in Alaska

 During the timeframe of the AST Halloween campaign, over 400 citations were given, yet none of them involved fatal accidents. There were 25 DUI arrests, 29 without a license, 175