REID v. WILLIAMS

No. S-7839.

964 P.2d 453 (1998)

Elliott REID, Appellant, v. David WILLIAMS, M.D., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

October 2, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

P. Dennis Maloney, Maloney & Haggart, Anchorage, for Appellant.

Roger F. Holmes, Biss & Holmes, Anchorage, for Appellee.

Before COMPTON, EASTAUGH, FABE and BRYNER, JJ.


OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Elliott Reid sued Dr. David Williams for medical malpractice and prevailed at trial. Applying AS 09.55.548(b), the superior court subtracted Reid's medical expenses paid by Reid's insurer from the jury's medical expenses award. Concluding that it was a reasonable legislative response to a perceived medical malpractice insurance crisis, we reject...

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