{"id":824,"date":"2020-07-07T22:48:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T22:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2023-EdwardLeeLaw\/?p=824"},"modified":"2023-10-29T22:48:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T22:48:59","slug":"when-you-contribute-to-causing-your-injuries-in-a-motor-vehicle-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2023-EdwardLeeLaw\/when-you-contribute-to-causing-your-injuries-in-a-motor-vehicle-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"When You Contribute to Causing Your Injuries in a Motor Vehicle Accident"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can You Still Seek Recovery If You\u2019re Partially to Blame?<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-src=\"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2023-EdwardLeeLaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/recovery-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-825 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2023-EdwardLeeLaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/recovery-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2023-EdwardLeeLaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/recovery-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2023-EdwardLeeLaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/recovery-768x511.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2023-EdwardLeeLaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/recovery.jpeg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/682;\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s fairly common for injuries sustained in a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edwardleelaw.com\/personal-injury\/car-accidents\/\">motor vehicle accident&nbsp;<\/a>to be caused by a number of factors. Suppose a motorist causes an accident by making an illegal turn, but the driver of the other car isn\u2019t wearing a seat belt. But for the improper turn, the accident would not have happened. However, if everyone had been wearing seat belts, the injuries would not have been as severe. When both parties engage in some type of negligence that ultimately leads to injury, how is liability allocated?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In New Jersey, as in all states, the legal principle that applies in such situations is \u201ccomparative negligence.\u201d The concept of comparative negligence is a modern one\u2014until the beginning of the 20th century, the principle of \u201ccontributory negligence\u201d was controlling. Under that approach, a party who was negligent to any degree could not recover anything at all for their injuries.a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With comparative negligence, the court first determines the full extent of a person\u2019s losses. Next, the court establishes the degree to which the injured person contributed to his or her losses (expressed as a percentage of liability). Finally, the court applies that percentage to reduce the damage award accordingly. For example, if the total losses are $100,000 and the injured person is deemed 25% responsible, the damage award is reduced by $25,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the principle of comparative negligence has evolved, states have taken two approaches. Some states apply \u201cpure comparative negligence,\u201d where the injured person always receives something, unless he or she is found to be 100% at fault. For example, a person suffering $100,000 in damages who is found to be 75% responsible for his or her injuries will still get $25,000. The other approach, which New Jersey follows, is known as \u201cmodified comparative negligence. Under that scheme, an injured person only receives compensation if his or her degree of fault falls below a certain threshold, usually 50%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can You Still Seek Recovery If You\u2019re Partially to Blame? It\u2019s fairly common for injuries sustained in a&nbsp;motor vehicle accident&nbsp;to be caused by a number of factors. Suppose a motorist causes an accident by making an illegal turn, but the driver of the other car isn\u2019t wearing a seat belt. But for the improper turn, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":825,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-accidents"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>When You Contribute to Causing Your Injuries in a Motor Vehicle Accident | Lee Law Firm, LLC<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"When You Contribute to Causing Your Injuries in a Motor Vehicle Accident | Lee Law Firm, LLC\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Can You Still Seek Recovery If You\u2019re Partially to Blame? 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