Negligence in Alaska
Last checked Aug 15, 2026 · LawyerUnc editorial. Educational only, not legal advice.
Elements
1
Duty
The defendant owed the plaintiff a legal duty of reasonable care in the circumstances.
2
Breach
The defendant failed to meet that standard, they did something a reasonably careful person would not, or failed to do something they would.
3
Causation
The breach was a factual and legal (proximate) cause of the harm. Foreseeability matters.
4
Damages
The plaintiff suffered actual harm, medical bills, lost wages, pain, property loss.
Burden of proof
Preponderance of the evidence, more likely than not.
A Alaska fact pattern
Negligence in alaska.
Statute of limitations
2 years
Alaska Stat. § 09.10.070
Two years from accrual. Discovery can move the start.
Repose: 10 years.
- A ten-year repose under § 09.10.055 is the outer wall on many files. Alaska does not use a short municipal notice the way most states do.