23 chapters · 594 sections in this title.
AS 09.17.010 Noneconomic damages.
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(a) In an action to recover damages for personal injury or wrongful death, all damage claims for noneconomic losses shall be limited to compensation for pain, suffering, inconvenience, physical impairment, disfigurement, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of consortium, and other no…
AS 09.17.020 Punitive damages.
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(a) In an action in which a claim of punitive damages is presented to the fact finder, the fact finder shall determine, concurrently with all other issues presented, whether punitive damages shall be allowed by using the standards set out in (b) of this section. If punitive damag…
AS 09.17.040 Award of damages; periodic payments.
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(a) In every case where damages for personal injury are awarded by the court or jury, the verdict shall be itemized between economic loss and noneconomic loss, if any, as follows: (1) past economic loss; (2) past noneconomic loss; (3) future economic loss; (4) future noneconomic …
AS 09.17.060 Effect of contributory fault.
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In an action based on fault seeking to recover damages for injury or death to a person or harm to property, contributory fault chargeable to the claimant diminishes proportionately the amount awarded as compensatory damages for the injury attributable to the claimant's contributo…