Tommie Patterson, Appellant v. Geico General Insurance Company, Appellee

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed the judgment for GEICO in a dispute over uninsured-motorist benefits arising from a hit-and-run accident. It held that the superior court acted within its discretion in denying amendment of the complaint, controlling the evidence and arguments at trial, denying disqualification and a new trial, and awarding GEICO fees and costs after applying the offer-of-judgment rule. The court also concluded that the judgment properly accounted for medical payments GEICO had already made and that no constitutional or instructional error warranted reversal.