Evans Ex Rel. Kutch v. State

OPINION

FABE, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

This appeal is a challenge to the 1997 tort reform legislation enacted by the Alaska Legislature in chapter 26, SLA 1997. The plaintiffs, all injured parties contemplating tort actions, asked the superior court for a declaratory judgment that this legislation is void under the Alaska Constitution. Howeyer, the superior court granted summary judgment to the State and refused to grant the relief sought by the plaintiffs. We affirm the trial court's decision that the legislation is facially constitutional.

II. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

In 1997 the Alaska…