New Jersey Statutes §2A:15-5.1 states that contributory negligence does not exempt a plaintiff from recovering damages in a parking lot car crash claim, as long as he or she is not more than 50 percent responsible for the collision. Plaintiffs who hire a skilled Vineland parking lot accident attorney would be better equipped to refute accusations of contributory fault.
If a jury determines that the plaintiff bears less than 50 percent liability, he or she may recover a compensatory award which is proportionate to his or her assigned percentage of fault.