You can also go to The Alaska Legal Resource Center or search the entire website.

Touch N' GoŽ, the DeskTop In-and-Out Board makes your office run smoother. Visit Touch N' Go's Website to see how.

Alaska Statutes.

Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure

Chapter 17. Civil Damages and Apportionment of Fault

Section 70. Collateral Benefits.

AS 09.17.070. Collateral Benefits.

(a) After the fact finder has rendered an award to a claimant, and after the court has awarded costs and attorney fees, a defendant may introduce evidence of amounts received or to be received by the claimant as compensation for the same injury from collateral sources that do not have a right of subrogation by law or contract.

(b) If the defendant elects to introduce evidence under (a) of this section, the claimant may introduce evidence of

(1) the amount that the actual attorney fees incurred by the claimant in obtaining the award exceed the amount of attorney fees awarded to the claimant by the court; and

(2) the amount that the claimant has paid or contributed to secure the right to an insurance benefit introduced by the defendant as evidence.

(c) If the total amount of collateral benefits introduced as evidence under (a) of this section exceeds the total amount that the claimant introduced as evidence under (b) of this section, the court shall deduct from the total award the amount by which the value of the nonsubrogated sum awarded under (a) of this section exceeds the amount of payments under (b) of this section.

(d) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, the defendant may not introduce evidence of

(1) benefits that under federal law cannot be reduced or offset;

(2) a deceased's life insurance policy; or

(3) gratuitous benefits provided to the claimant.

(e) This section does not apply to a medical malpractice action filed under AS 09.55.

Note to HTML Version:

This version of the Alaska Statutes is current through December, 2004. The Alaska Statutes were automatically converted to HTML from a plain text format. Every effort has been made to ensure their accuracy, but this can not be guaranteed. If it is critical that the precise terms of the Alaska Statutes be known, it is recommended that more formal sources be consulted. For statutes adopted after the effective date of these statutes, see, Alaska State Legislature If any errors are found, please e-mail Touch N' Go systems at E-mail. We hope you find this information useful.

Last modified 9/3/2005