(a) The department or a person injured by a violation or who would suffer from any threatened violation of Alaska Stat. § 43.50.710 – 43.50.849 may maintain an action to prevent, restrain, or enjoin the violation or threatened violation. If, in the action, a violation or threatened violation of Alaska Stat. § 43.50.710 – 43.50.849 is established, the court may enjoin and restrain or otherwise prohibit the violation or threatened violation, and the court shall assess the costs of reasonable attorney fees against the defendant. In the action, it is not necessary that actual damages to the plaintiff be alleged or proved, but, if actual damages are alleged and proved, the plaintiff, in addition to injunctive relief and costs, including reasonable attorney fees, may recover actual damages.
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 43.50.780
action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
(b) If injunctive relief is not requested or required, a person injured by a violation of Alaska Stat. § 43.50.710 – 43.50.849 may maintain an action for damages in the appropriate court.
