Legal Opinion

Blumenshine v. Baptiste

Alaska Supreme Court

Decided March 4, 1994No. S-4997, S-5018PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Justice.

Mark Blumenshine asserts that the superi- or court erred in failing to reduce the jury’s award of past medical expenses to Wilfred J. Baptiste, Sr. based upon Baptiste’s comparative fault. The superior court ruled that Blumenshine waived the point because the jury’s verdict was inconsistent and Blu-menshine failed to object to the inconsistency before discharge of the jury. Baptiste cross-appeals, claiming the superior court erred in setting aside the jury’s award of future medical expenses and in determining that Blu-menshine was the prevailing party in awarding…

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2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Malvo Ex Rel. Malvo v. J. C. Penney Co.Alaska Supreme Court · 1973
  2. City of Fairbanks v. NesbettAlaska Supreme Court · 1967
  3. Buza v. Columbia Lumber CompanyAlaska Supreme Court · 1964
  4. Hutchins v. SchwartzAlaska Supreme Court · 1986
  5. Cooper v. CarlsonAlaska Supreme Court · 1973

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3Cited by29 opinions

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  3. Progressive Corp. v. Peter Ex Rel. PeterAlaska Supreme Court · 2008
  4. State v. JacobAlaska Supreme Court · 2009
  5. Jaso v. McCarthyAlaska Supreme Court · 1996

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