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BEARDEN v. STATE FARM FIRE & CAS. CO.

No. S-14345.

299 P.3d 705 (2013)

Kent BEARDEN, Appellant, v. STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

April 26, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth Jacobus , P.C., Anchorage, for Appellant.

Kimberlee A. Colbo , Hughes, Gorski, Seedorf, Odsen & Tervooren, LLC, Anchorage, for Appellee.

Before: FABE, Chief Justice, CARPENETI, WINFREE, and STOWERS, Justices.

OPINION

STOWERS, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

The question in this appeal is whether a defendant who pleads no contest to disorderly conduct in a criminal action can be collaterally estopped from relitigating the elements of that crime in a related civil declaratory judgment action regarding insurance coverage, thereby precluding coverage.

Kent Bearden pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct for punching Paul Rasmussen during a physical...

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