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2005-04-11 Senate Journal
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Full Journal pdf2005-04-11 Senate Journal Page 0878 (b) Except as provided under (c) of this section, the damages awarded by a court or a jury under (a) of this section for all claims, including a loss of consortium claim, arising out of a single injury or death may not exceed $350,000 [$400,000] or the injured person's life expectancy in years multiplied by $8,000, whichever is greater. * Sec. 2. AS 09.17.010(c) is amended to read: (c) In an action for personal injury, the damages awarded by a court or jury that are described under (b) of this section may not exceed $850,000 [$1,000,000] or the person's life expectancy in years multiplied by $25,000, whichever is greater, when the damages are awarded for severe permanent physical impairment or severe disfigurement. * Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read: APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to a claim for relief arising on or after the effective date of this Act." Senator French moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Senator Green objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 67(JUD) Second Reading Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 8 NAYS: 12 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Davis, Ellis, Elton, French, Guess, Hoffman, Kookesh, Olson Nays: Bunde, Cowdery, Dyson, Green, Huggins, Seekins, Stedman, Stevens B, Stevens G, Therriault, Wagoner, Wilken and so, Amendment No. 1 failed. Senator French offered Amendment No. 2 : Page 2, following line 11: Insert a new subsection to read: