Alaska Civil Pattern Jury Instruction 20.18A

The plaintiff is not entitled to be paid for any loss or for part of any loss (he) (she) could have avoided with reasonable efforts and without undue risk, hardship or embarrassment, even though the loss originally resulted from an act or omission for which the defendant is legally responsible. If you decide that it is more likely true than not true that the plaintiff could have avoided any loss or part of any loss with reasonable efforts and without undue risk, hardship or embarrassment, you may not require the defendant to pay the amount the plaintiff could have reasonably avoided.

[In these instructions I have asked you to decide in two separate contexts whether the plaintiff's actions were reasonable and I want to make sure you understand the difference. Earlier I told you how to decide whether the plaintiff's failure to use reasonable care caused plaintiff's loss. If you decide it did, you were asked to compare the plaintiff's negligence with the negligence, if any, of the defendant. Now I am asking you to decide whether after the loss occurred, the plaintiff failed to use reasonable efforts to minimize or avoid the loss. If you decide (he) (she) did, then you may not compensate for the loss which could have been reasonably avoided.]