ALASKA COURT RULES

conduct and the damages claimed. The trier of fact may determine that two or more persons are to be treated as a single party if their conduct was a cause of the damages claimed and the separate act or omission of each person cannot be distinguished. (c) The court shall determine the award of damages to each claimant in accordance with the findings, subject to a reduction under AS 09.17.090, and enter judgment against each party liable. The court also shall determine and state in the judgment each party’s equitable share of the obligation to each claimant in accordance with the respective percentages of fault. (d) The court shall enter judgment against each party liable on the basis of joint and several liability, except that a party who is allocated less than 50 percent of the total fault allocated to all the parties may not be jointly liable for more than twice the percentage of fault allocated to that party. (§ 1 ch. 139 SLA 1986) Note: Ch. 26, § 11, SLA 1997 amends AS 09.17.080(a) concerning allocation of fault. This provision applies to causes of action accruing on or after August 7, 1997. See ch. 26, § 55, SLA 1997. According to § 50 of the Act, the amendments to AS 09.17.080(a) have the effect of amending Civil Rule 49 by requiring the jury to answer the special interrogatory listed in AS 09.17.080(a)(2) regarding the percentages of fault to be allocated among third-party defendants, persons who have been released from liability, or other persons who are potentially responsible for the damages. the claimants, defendants,