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Started Jan 15 2013, 21:32

Jan 15 2013, 21:32
Comparative negligence is legal word for once a minimum of 2 parties square measure to blame for a negligent act. it's referred to as comparative as a result of a decide typically assigns percentages to point what proportion every party is guilty. A complainant is negligent, and sometimes receives a reduced quantity in damages to account for the % that he or she is guilty. as an example, if a decide decides the complainant is forty % guilty, then the most he or she will expect from the legal damages asked for is sixty %. native laws dictate however a decide will verify fault, and in some cases, if any fault is allotted to the complainant, he or she's going to receive no damages.
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