Not exact matches
For you, this means that, if you are found at fault for your accident to any degree, your compensation will be devalued by that amou
For you, this means that, if you are found
at fault for your accident to any degree, your compensation will be devalued by that amou
for your
accident to any
degree, your compensation will be devalued by that amount.
The British Columbia Negligence Act provides that when an injured person is partly
at fault for the
accident, she can still recover a portion of her damages, although her
degree of
fault will reduce the award in a proportionate amount.
Contributory negligence compares the conduct of drivers involved in car
accidents and a driver who is negligent even to a small
degree can be deprived of compensation
for personal injuries, even if the other driver is overwhelmingly
at fault.
In addition, if you were in any
degree at fault for contributing to the cause of the
accident, you may be prohibited from recovering
for your injuries.
Each responsible party will be held liable to the
degree that they were
at -
fault for the
accident.
For example, if you drive a friend's boat, and are
at fault in an
accident, your friend's policy will probably protect you to a
degree.
Some states use certain forms of a relative
fault scheme where different drivers can both be found
at fault to
degrees and thus held fractionally responsible
for the financial damages incurred in the
accident.