Opinion ID: 2514213
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Heading: Dismissal of Contract Claims

Text: This appeal is before us on a Civil Rule 54(b) partial judgment dismissing all of Holderness's contract claims with prejudice. Holderness argues that this judgment was too broad because it could be interpreted to block a contractual claim that he has asserted separatelyhis still pending claim that State Farm violated AS 21.89.020(e) by failing to obtain his written waiver of underinsured motorist coverage. But the superior court's partial summary judgment dismissed Holderness's contract claims in accordance with its order regarding the Policy Limits Issues. The policy limits order did not consider or purport to decide the validity of Holderness's contract claim for violations of AS 21.89.020(e)'s waiver provision. We thus interpret the superior court's subsequent entry of partial summary judgment to be similarly limited, and we conclude that the judgment does not bar Holderness from pursuing his separate claim for violation of AS 21.89.020(e).