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00:00:04 Comparative negligence affects everyone's case because the way in which fault is determined in Washington affects your ability to collect the damages that are incurred during an accident. So a jury is going to be asked to determine the percentage of fault that you have in relation to all the other parties who were involved in that negligent event. So, if the comparative fault that the jury determines that's applicable to you is 20%, then only 80% of your damages are going to be collectible. If your damages
00:00:40 are 100,000, the jury determines that you're 20% at fault. That means you're only going to be able to collect $80,000 worth of the damages that are incurred during that negligent transaction. So, comparative fault affects every single case.
