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comparative negligence: a standalone construct

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apportioning damages according to the relative fault of injurer and victim, as opposed to barring a negligent victim entirely.

In tort law, comparative negligence refers to apportioning damages according to the relative fault of injurer and victim, as opposed to barring a negligent victim entirely. This meaning comes from Schwartz (1978) in The Yale Law Journal.[1]

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fault3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs negligence5 fields · 11 citationsjingle · one word, five constructs tort1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · one construct, one field

References

Schwartz, G. T. (1978). Contributory and Comparative Negligence: A Reappraisal. The Yale Law Journal, 87(4), 697. https://doi.org/10.2307/795606

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