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ALASKA GUIDE 17

Alaska Comparative Fault & Crash Liability

Alaska uses a pure comparative-fault system. Fault may be allocated among responsible actors, and a claimant’s damages are reduced in proportion to the claimant’s share of fault rather than automatically barred.

  • Identify every potentially responsible driver, owner, employer, public entity and other actor.
  • Preserve physical, electronic and witness evidence relevant to allocation.
  • Separate factual causation from legal allocation of fault.
  • Apply current AS 09.17.060 and related Alaska authority.

Publication review note — September 17, 2026. Primary starting point: AS 09.17.060. Verify current statutory text and controlling case law before publication.