Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 09.55.570 (2026)
All causes of action survive
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Sec. 09.55.570. All causes of action survive.
All causes of action by one person against another, whether arising on contract or otherwise, except those involving defamation of character, survive to the personal representatives of the former and against the personal representatives of the latter, but this may not be construed so as to abate an action for a wrong where any party has died after the verdict or to defeat or prejudice the right of action given by AS 09.15.010. The personal representatives may maintain an action thereon against the party against whom the cause of action accrued, or, after the party's death, against the personal representatives of the party.
All causes of action by one person against another, whether arising on contract or otherwise, except those involving defamation of character, survive to the personal representatives of the former and against the personal representatives of the latter, but this may not be construed so as to abate an action for a wrong where any party has died after the verdict or to defeat or prejudice the right of action given by AS 09.15.010. The personal representatives may maintain an action thereon against the party against whom the cause of action accrued, or, after the party's death, against the personal representatives of the party.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1996–2025 · leading case: In the Matter of the Est. of Johnny VAJGRT, Deceased, Bill Ernst, Inc., Intervenor-Appellant, 801 N.W.2d 570 (Iowa 2011).
In the Matter of the Est. of Johnny VAJGRT, Deceased, Bill Ernst, Inc., Intervenor-Appellant, 801 N.W.2d 570 (Iowa 2011). “Here, the decedent Vajgrt entered upon Ernst’s property and caused the trees to be removed in 2005, but Ernst did not seek judicial redress until 2009, when he filed a claim in probate against Vajgrt’s estate.”
Tillett v. Lippert, 909 P.2d 1158 (Mont. 1996). “2d 144 (referring to Alaska Stat. § 09.55.570 ). The court, however, denied an award of punitive damages based on the purposes behind such an award.”
Handy v. Jones (D. Alaska 2025). “§ 1983 ; (2) Defendants deprived Plaintiffs of their due process right to familial association with Mr. Handy pursuant to the Fourteenth Amendment; and (3) Plaintiffs are entitled to damages for the wrongful death of Mr.”
Howell v. Mun. of Anchorage (D. Alaska 2024). “A claim for loss of companionship may be brought under the Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause; to prevail, a plaintiff must establish that the defendant’s conduct “shocks the conscience.”
Annie J. Jones, by & through her conservatorship, Joyce Sons a/k/a Calisa Joyce Sons v. Life Care Centers of Am. d/b/a Life Care Ctr. of Tullahoma (2025). “Alaska’s survival statue has an exception for actions for “defamation of character,” see Alaska Stat. Ann. § 09.55.570 (West 2023), but we found no cases analyzing the exception with respect to intrusion upon seclusion.”
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