Alaska Injury Law Blog

Covers Alaska injury and accident law, including car accidents, maritime law and product liability law.

Author: Mike Moody, Richard Vollertsen and Neil O'Donnell practice at Alaska Personal Injury Law Group in Anchorage, Alaska.

Blawg Related Categories: Admiralty & Maritime Law • Tort Law • Injury & Accident Law • Product Liability Law • States • Alaska • Solo / Small Firm

Recent Posts from Alaska Injury Law Blog

American Roulette: Contaminated Diet Supplements
The most recent issue of the New England Journal of Medicine has directly called upon Congress to give the FDA the requisite authority and resources to regulate diet supplements. The article is written by Dr.…
Alaska Personal Injury Law Group Attorney Included in "Best Lawyers in America"
Neil O'Donnell of the Alaska Personal Injury Law Group has been selected for inclusion in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Mr. O'Donnell was selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in the…
New Study Finds Trucking Companies, Unsafe Trucks Causing Injuries and Deaths
America's highways are unsafe because trucking companies routinely violate safety standards, keeping unsafe trucks and drivers on the road. These are not minor violations, but include practices like routinely overloading trucks, failing to maintain brakes…
Traumatic Brain Injury: The Science Moves Forward
There has long been a debate in medicine, and consequently one in the law, about whether a concussion caused by trauma can lead to structural brain tissue damage and functional deficits. While many recover from…
Alaska Injury Law Group Attorney Again Selected for "Best Lawyers in America"
Michael Moody of the Alaska Personal Injury Law Group has been selected for inclusion in the "Best Lawyers In America" 2010 publication. He was named a "Best Lawyer" in two different categories--personal injury litigation and…
Alaska Injury Law Group Attorney Selected for Fellowship in Litigation Counsel of America
Litigation Counsel of America has selected Michael Moody of the Personal Injury Law Group to be a Fellow. Litigation Counsel of America is a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one…
Alaska Personal Injury Law Group Attorney Selected for 2010 "Best Lawyers in America"
Richard E. Vollertsen of the Alaska Personal Injury Law Group has been selected for inclusion in the "Best Lawyers In America" 2010 publication. He is now in a distinguished group of attorneys listed in the…
Now It Gets Complicated: Alaska Supreme Court Requires Separate Allocations For Different Categories Of Damages
The Alaska Supreme Court recently issued an opinion in Asher v. Alkan Shelter, LLC, which is a case involving an employee’s embezzlement of funds from his employer. The Alaska Supreme Court reversed the trial court’s…
Hydroxycut Redux: Now It's Hepatotoxicity
The FDA has recalled 14 Hydroxycut weight loss supplements after receiving reports of severe liver damage that led to the death of a 19-year-old man, and a liver transplant in another supplement user, as well…
More Spiked Weight Loss Supplements
The FDA has again issued a nationwide alert to consumers about weight loss products that have been "spiked" with undeclared drugs. The FDA identified Herbal Zenicol, Slimbionic, and Xsvelten, bringing its list of adulterated weight…