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PETROLANE INC. v. ROBLES

No. S-11042.

154 P.3d 1014 (2007)

PETROLANE INCORPORATED d/b/a Petrolane Gas, Soldotna, Alaska, Appellant, v. Gary E. ROBLES, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

March 23, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L.G. Berry, Robertson, Monagle & Eastaugh, Anchorage, for Appellant.

Laurel J. Peterson, Law Office of Laurel J. Peterson, Anchorage, for Appellee.

Before: BRYNER, Chief Justice, MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, FABE, and CARPENETI, Justices.

OPINION

CARPENETI, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Is a non-settling defendant tortfeasor entitled to offset against his liability to the plaintiff the amount of a settlement between the plaintiff and a settling defendant? We conclude that under a pure several liability regime such as ours the non-settling defendant is entitled to an offset only to the extent of the settling defendant's share of the damages.

A jury found Petrolane...

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