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Alaska Civil Pattern Jury Instruction 8.11A
Attorney Malpractice - Case within a Case (Civil) -Affirmative Defense of Collectibility
The plaintiff claims that [he] [she] would have received a judgment [in a higher amount] in the prior case if the defendant had not been negligent. The defendant denies liability on the ground that even if the plaintiff had received a judgment [in a higher amount], the plaintiff would not have been able to collect some or all of the [additional] money that was awarded.
You must decide whether it is more likely true than not true that the plaintiff would have been unable to collect some or all of the [additional] money that [he] [she] claims should have been awarded. Your award to the plaintiff must be limited to the [additional] money that the plaintiff could have collected.
History
Alaska Civil Pattern Jury Instructions 8.11A, dated (Added 2002). Prepared by the Alaska Civil Pattern Jury Instructions Committee; published by the Alaska Court System. The Alaska Court System states that these instructions "have not been approved or promulgated by any court or the Alaska Bar Association."
Provenance
- Source
- courts.alaska.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
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