This is when damages awarded for negligence may be reduced if there was some type of contributory/comparative negligence. There are some circumstances where people doing something one assumes carries a risk, the case may be dropped or the award reduced. Comparative negligence works on a percentage basis to assign a degree of fault for the injuries sustained. The awards are usually adjusted according to the percentage of fault assessed to each party.

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Q: What is Comparative Negligence?

A: This is when damages awarded for negligence may be reduced if there was some type of contributory/comparative negligence. There are some circumstances where people doing something one "assumes" carries a risk, the case may be dropped or the award reduced.

Comparative negligence works on a percentage basis to assign a degree of fault for the injuries sustained. The awards are usually adjusted according to the percentage of fault assessed to each party.


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