Va. Supreme Court: Insurer Not Liable For Claims From Global Warming September 19, 2011 By Young Ha The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled in favor of an insurance company in a closely watched legal case involving global...
Alaska Tour Operator Fined $1.5 Million for Not Having Workers’ Compensation August 10, 2011 By Becky Bohrer An Alaska tour operator has been fined $1.5 million for allegedly failing to carry workers’ compensation insurance, violating stop work...
Alaskan Highway Deaths Up This Year July 28, 2011 The number of traffic fatalities on Alaska highways is up from last year. The Department of Public Safety said that...
Alaska Repeat Drunk Driver Seeks Retrial Due to Ad July 19, 2011 By Mary Pemberton A repeat drunken driver who was convicted of consuming at least a dozen drinks and causing a deadly head-on crash...
BP Reports Alaskan Oil Pipeline Leak July 18, 2011 By Tom Bergin and Yereth Rosen BP reported yet another pipeline leak at its Alaskan oilfields, frustrating the oil giant’s attempts to rebuild its reputation after...
Alaska Plans Large-Scale Disaster Drill July 7, 2011 The state of Alaska is planning a large-scale emergency readiness drill this winter focused on how prepared the state and...
Appeals Court Sides With BP in Securities Fraud Lawsuit June 29, 2011 A U.S. appeals court sided with BP Plc in a securities fraud lawsuit arising from a 2006 Alaska oil spill,...
Alaska Workplace Fatalities Down 42.5% May 11, 2011 Alaska has seen a significant decrease in workplace fatalities — down 42.5 percent from the previous decade — according to...
Alaska House Approves Updated Workers’ Comp Fee Schedules March 23, 2011 The Alaska State House of Representatives has passed legislation to modernize the state’s workers’ compensation procedural fee schedules. House Labor...
Judge Won’t Order Additional Damages Against Exxon for Valdez Spill March 8, 2011 By Yereth Rosen A federal judge has refused to order Exxon Mobil Corp. to pay an additional $92 million sought by the U.S....