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• Myong S. Thayer Killed On Ketchikan Dock. Claims?

  Ward Merdes | September 20, 2007 11:10 AM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  Associated Press reported on September 18, 2007 that Myong S. Thayer was killed while walking on a dock in Ketchikan, Alaska. She was apparently struck by an amphibious tour vehicle. Ms. Thayer, a California resident, was a passenger from the cruise ship Norwegian Star. The accident happened on the wooden dock portion of Beth II, between the north entrance and the Ketchikan Visitors...

• John Kokuluk Killed in Alaskan Hit-And-Run

  Ward Merdes | September 14, 2007 11:09 AM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  The AP reports that pedestrian John Kokuluk, 56 was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Anchorage on Lake Otis Parkway near 36th Avenue early this morning. The Troopers are looking for a silver import SUV or pickup truck with damage on the driver's side.Mr. Kokuluk's family should immediately contact the Troopers. They should gather the police report. Most importantly, they should wait to find...

• Small Plane Crashes into House Killing 4

  Jenny Albano | August 07, 2007 5:31 AM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  A small plane crashed Monday, August 6, killing all four occupants. The plane crashed into an unoccupied house in Sitka, Alaska. The plane was a single-engine Piper which departed from Victoria, British Columbia. The plane was owned by Hendrickson Aviation LLC, located in Delaware.Lt. Barry Allen of the Sitka Police Department said debris under the plane was smoldering, hampering the...

• Talk to An Alaskan Personal Injury Lawyer ... For Free

  Ward Merdes | July 24, 2007 10:29 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  Talk to a qualified Alaskan Personal Injury attorney for free. They are listed here.Most folks are scared of lawyers. With the bad press a few generate, it's no wonder.Yet, there is another side. What most people don't know, is that they can talk to a qualified Alaskan Personal Injury lawyer for free. That's right. Highly qualified attorneys are right here in Fairbanks Alaska who will take your...

• $65 Million Dry Cleaning Claim? What Crap...

  Ward Merdes | May 05, 2007 6:05 PM | 1 CommentFairbanks, AK

  Any judge who sues for $65 million due to damage to his pants is an idiot, pandering to insurance company rhetoric that will make legitimate cases more difficult to win. He is hurting you - when you get injured and juries are "sick and tired of stupid claims ... like yours." See the problem? Everybody else's claim is frivolous. Your claim is legitimate. Trouble is that jury thinks the same...

• Worker's Compensation Change Hurt Working Alaskans

  Ward Merdes | November 18, 2006 1:00 PM | 1 CommentFairbanks, AK

  Republicans Benefit Big Business, Sticking It To The Working Man/Woman.. Again.Republicans change workplace rules in favor of industry ... again. [Surprise, surprise]Alaska's Republican majority in the Senate recently changed workplace rules in favor of industry ... again. They hammered the working man ... again. While we have grown to expect this conduct, this most recent one was particularly...

• Warm Roads? Slow Down in Alaska

  Ward Merdes | February 18, 2009 1:52 PM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  It's February 18th and getting warmer in interior Alaska. We're gaining sunlight every day and are up to eight hours. Roads are thawing on sunny days. Black ice is upon us. My phone is ringing with...

• Five Fatalities Signal a Brutal End to an Unusually Safe Year for Alaskan Drivers

  James Cool | January 09, 2009 2:01 AM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  The Alaska Department of Transportation recently revealed its year-end report regarding traffic accidents. The report notes that this year there were fewer traffic accident fatalities than in...

• "I Got Run Over In Alaska ... Twice"

  Ward Merdes | April 25, 2008 9:24 PM | 1 CommentFairbanks, AK

  Alaska has the highest incident of industrial accidents in the nation. A good portion of those arise from motor vehicle wrecks. An increasing portion of those are SECOND wrecks. More and more of my...

• No Insurance For Your Injuries? Think Again...

  Ward Merdes | April 18, 2008 1:50 AM | 0 CommentsFairbanks, AK

  Insurance companies sell Alaskan Uninsured Motorist Insurance. Unfortunately, they never tell their clients what it does for them - and never admit that it's there to help their injured clients...