Zok v. State

OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Hassan Zok filed suit against three Anchorage International Airport Safety Officers and their employer, the State of Alaska, claiming the officers had assaulted and illegally arrested him. 1 In the liability phase of Zok’s bifurcated trial, the jury found the officers guilty of illegally arresting Zok. The same jury awarded Zok zero dollars at the completion of the damages phase of the trial. Zok moved for a new trial three days later. The motion was denied and this appeal followed.

II. DISCUSSION

Zok alleges that the court erred in failing to…