States around the US use various systems in order to determine what happens if a person is partially responsible for causing their own injuries. In some cases, individuals are not able to recover any compensation if they are the least bit responsible. In other states, individuals are barred from recovering compensation if they are 50% or more responsible for causing their injuries.
However, Kentucky operates under a “pure comparative negligence” system. This means that an individual can recover compensation regardless of how much fault they had for the incident. Under this system, though, the individual will receive reduced compensation based on their percentage of fault.