California follows pure comparative fault laws, which means that when a car accident occurs, a portion of the responsibility is assigned to all involved drivers. In some cases, one driver might be deemed 100% at fault and the other 0% at fault. In other scenarios, a speeding driver may be found to be 85% liable while the other driver who happened to be talking on a cell phone when the crash occurred will share the remaining 15%. Comparative fault is just one of many reasons why hiring a DLG car accident lawyer can be so important - without skilled and experienced legal representation, you could end up incurring more liability than you truly deserve for a motor vehicle collision.