Cooper v. Thompson

OPINION

FABE, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

In December 2008 Michael Cooper caused a car accident that injured Samuel Thompson. During the second trial on compensatory damages the superior court excluded any evidence that Thompson had been assaulted by his then-girifriend after the accident and limited the testimony of a defense expert witness. The superior court also delivered an instruction on liability for additional harm to which Cooper objected. The jury returned a $1,458,480 verdict in favor of Thompson, which exceeded his offer of judgment and thus entitled him to an award of attorney's…