Opinion ID: 1171472
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Heading: Deduction for Percentage of Fault Attributed to HT.

Text: The trial court reduced HT's liability in accordance with its percentage of fault. The trial court apparently applied the current version of AS 09.17.080(d). [15] However, the current version of AS 09.17.080 only applies to claims accruing after March 5, 1989, and should not have been applied in the present case because Bohna's claim against HT accrued on October 30, 1986, when judgment was rendered against Bohna in favor of Stevens. Am. 1987 Initiative Proposal No. 2 § 4 (Certified 1988). Alaska Statute 09.17.080(d) as it existed in 1986 provided that joint tortfeasors were jointly and severally liable for all of plaintiff's damages, except that a tortfeasor could not be jointly liable for more than twice its percentage of fault. [16] Thus, the trial court erred in reducing HT's liability in accordance with its percentage of fault. Applying the appropriate version of AS 09.17.080(d), we hold that HT is jointly and severally liable for Bohna's damages except that HT may not be liable for more than twice its percentage of fault.