If a party dies and the claim is not thereby extinguished, the court may order substitution of the proper parties. The motion for substitution may be made by the successors or representatives of the deceased party or by any party, and shall be served on the parties as provided in Rule 5 and upon persons not parties in the manner provided in Rule 4 for the service of a summons. Unless the motion for substitution is made not later than 90 days after the death is suggested upon the record by service of a statement of the fact of the death as provided herein for the service of the motion, the action shall be dismissed as to the deceased party.
Alaska R. Civ. P. 25
Chapter 115 SLA 00 adopts AS 32.06.906 relating to the merger of partnerships. This section is effective January 1, 2001. Under AS 32.06.906(a)(4), an action or proceeding pending against a partnership or limited partnership that is a party to a merger may be continued as if the merger had not occurred, or the surviving entity may be substituted as a party to the action or proceeding. According to section 9 of the act, this provision has the effect of amending Civil Rule 25(c) by allowing certain substitutions of parties as a matter of right.