Congratulations to my partner Mike Moody, and his co-counsel Dennis Mestas, for their excellent work in the Ennen v. Integon Insurance case. The Alaska Supreme Court recently held in Ennen v. Integon Insurance Corp., Opinion No. 6637 (1/20/12 Alaska), that insurance companies owe a duty of good faith and fair…
Alaska Personal Injury Law Group member Neil O’Donnell has recently been selected for inclusion in 2011 Alaska Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers advises that “only five percent of the attorneys in the state are named to the list” and that selection is based on “peer recognition and professional achievement.” Alaska Personal…
Alaska Personal Injury Law Group attorney Neil O’Donnell recently successfully represented Luis Lopez – a 10-year Army service member – in his legal quest to become a U.S. citizen. Mr. Lopez was brought to the United States from Mexico by his parents as an eight-year-old child. After attending school in…
Michael Moody, Richard E. Vollertsen, and Neil O’Donnell of the Alaska Personal Injury Law Group have been selected for inclusion in the “Best Lawyers In America” 2011 publication. Selection to the “Best Lawyers In America” listing is based on exhaustive and rigorous peer-review evaluations by the top attorneys in the…
The Alaska Supreme Court recently issued a decision with important practical implications for individuals with personal injury claims in Alaska. In a case handled by Alaska Personal Injury Group attorney Neil O’Donnell, the Court ruled that a negligent driver (who was insured by State Farm) had to pay 75% of…
Two attorneys with the Alaska Personal Injury Law Group, W. Michael Moody and Richard E. Vollertsen, were selected to be listed in Alaska Super Lawyers 2009, a publication of Thomson Reuters. Mr. Moody received his law degree from the University of Arizona in 1972 where he served as Editor-in-Chief of…
Litigation by the Alaska Personal Injury Law Group has been cited in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics for its role in aiding the FDA in its decision to finally rule that ephedra products were adulterated under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The litigation, Talbert v. E’ola…
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 products liability litigation. He has now been selected as a “Best Lawyer in America” every…
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 percent of American lawyers. Fellowship is highly selective and by invitation only. Fellows are selected…
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 publication for over 10 years. Selection to the “Best Lawyers In America” listing is based…