Comparative Negligence & Assumption of Risk · Bar Exam · Flashcards

QUESTION

A plaintiff is 40 percent at fault and suffers $100,000 in damages. How much does the plaintiff recover under pure comparative negligence?

QUESTION

A plaintiff, seeing that a stairway is broken and that another route is available, uses the stairway and falls. In a comparative fault jurisdiction, how is this assumption of risk treated?

QUESTION

A plaintiff is 60 percent at fault and the sole defendant is 40 percent at fault. What does the plaintiff recover in a modified comparative negligence jurisdiction?

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