Prepared by Richmond & Quinn
Anchorage, Alaska
January, 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Statutes of Limitation
Personal Injury
Wrongful Death
Property Damage
Breach of Contract
Product Liability
Tolling of the Statute
Statute of Repose
Choice of Law
On Torts
On Contracts
Allocation of Fault
Contribution, Joint and Several Liability Abolished
Allocation of Fault to Absent Parties
Allocation of Fault to Employers
Statute of Limitation Doesn't Apply to Equitable Apportionment
Indemnity
Principles of Negligence, Liability
Elements of Negligence
Reasonable Person Standard
Duty of Care of Minors
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Negligence Per Se
Products Liability
Design Defect
Manufacturing Defect
Failure to Warn
Breach of Warranty
Successor Liability
Landowner Liability
Ultrahazardous Activity
Causation
Liens and Subrogation
Subrogation
Liens
Tort Reform
Tort Reform Prior to 1997
Tort Reform in 1997
Statute of Limitation
Caps on Non-Economic Damages
Caps on Punitive Damages
Apportionment of Fault
Offers of Judgment
Prejudgment Interest
Discovery Limitations
Immunities
Sovereign Immunity
Worker's Compensation
Other Immunity
Charitable Immunity
Alaska's "Good Samaritan" Statute
Limited Liability for Non-Profit Organizations
Intra-Family Immunity Abolished
Other Immunities or Limitations on Liability
Defenses
Comparative Negligence
Product Liability
Assumption of Risk
Product Misuse
Sale or Lease
Substantial Change
Industry Standards
Scientific Unknowability
Sudden Emergency Doctrine
Collateral Source Rule
Damages
Recoverable Losses
Personal Injury
Loss of Consortium
Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress
Bystander Claims
Pre-existing Duty Claims
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
Calculating Future Wage and Economic Loss
Wrongful Death
No Statutory Beneficiaries
Statutory Beneficiaries
Damages for "Other Dependents"
Parents May Sue for Death or Injury to Child
Survival Actions
Property Damage
Punitive Damages
Standard for Recovery
Punitive Damages are Allowed
Employer Liability for Punitive Damages
Interest and Attorney Fees
Prejudgment Interest
Postjudgment Interest
Attorney Fees
Disclaimer
: This tort law summary is intended to give readers an overview of Alaska law. The summary is not and should not be taken as legal advice or a legal opinion as to how the law will apply to any specific set of facts. Although every effort has been made to be accurate, the document is a summary and its accuracy cannot be guaranteed. Also, Alaska law will change over time and will apply differently according to the facts of each case.
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