Hawaii Comparative Negligence
Under the doctrine of comparative negligence, the fact finder in a auto accident case, rather than deny the plaintiff in a car accident case any recovery, is permitted to compare the negligence of the plaintiff versus that of the defendant and adjust its damage award according to the degree of negligence of the plaintiff. For instance, if a plaintiff and defendant are both found to have been driving negligently and that negligent driving caused an accident. Between the plaintiff and defendant a jury may find that the plaintiff's negligence contributed 30% to the accident, and the defendant's negligence contributed 70% to the car accident. The jury would then decide the amount of injuries and damages suffered by the plaintiff and would reduce them by 30%, which was the plaintiff's percentage of contribution.
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