Berg v. Popham

307 F.3d 1028 David and Marge BERG, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. David POPHAM and Tsukiko Popham, d/b/a Alladin Cleaners, Defendants, and The Norge Corporation, and its successors in interest Magic Chef Corporation, and Maytag Corporation, ABC Inc., ABC Co., ABC Corp., Defendants-Appellees. No. 01-35807. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Filed October 4, 2002. Michael W. Flanigan, Walther & Flanigan, Anchorage, AK, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Christopher W. Angius, Portland, OR, Joseph R. Loescher, Hughes, Thorsness, Gantz, Powell & Brundin LLC, Anchorage, AK, I. Franklin Hunsaker, Bullivant Houser Bailey, Penderglass & Hoffman, Portland, OR, for Defendants-Appellees. ORDER CERTIFYING QUESTIONS TO THE ALASKA SUPREME COURT Before B. FLETCHER, ALARCON and GRABER, Circuit Judges. ORDER 1 GRABER, Circuit Judge, Presiding. 2 Pursuant to Rule 407(a) of the Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure, we respectfully request that the Alaska Supreme Court answer the following novel questions of Alaska law: 3 1. Alaska Statute section 46.03.822(a)(4), in contrast to 42 U.S.C. § 9607 (a)(3), contains the word "or" preceding the phrase "by any other party or entity." In light…