Pagenkopf v. Chatham Electric, Inc.

OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Nick Goddard, an employee of Chatham Electric, Inc., opened an overhead garage door while on a job at Hugh Dilbeck's auto body shop in Juneau. The opening door knocked Ronald Pagenkopf off a ladder, severely injuring him. Pagenkopf sued Goddard and Chatham Electric (collectively "Chatham"). Chatham filed a third-party complaint against Dilbeck. After Pagenkopf rejected a pretrial offer of judgment from Chatham, a jury awarded Pagenkopf damages against Chatham and Dilbeck. The total award exceeded Chatham's pretrial offer, but Chatham's share of the…