Tommy's Elbow Room, Inc. v. Kavorkian

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.

This petition for review raises questions of first impression concerning Alaska’s Uniform Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act. 1

I. Factual and Statutory Background

These wrongful death and tort actions originally involved three defendants: Slicer Corporation (“Slicer”), Richard Pears, and Tommy’s Elbow Room (“Tommy’s”). Plaintiffs (collectively “the Kavorkians”) settled with Slicer and Pears. Slicer agreed to pay the Kavorkians $538,225 in exchange for a release from any liability for the underlying accident. Pears agreed to the entry of a consent judgment in…