For situations where you have done something that contributed to the car accident and are found to be partially at fault, you can still collect damages, but your award will be adjusted accordingly.
New York considers “pure comparative negligence” in a lawsuit (NY CVP §1411 Article 14-A). This means a judge or jury, and an insurance company as well, will compare fault for each party and calculate the percentage that each driver was at fault and award for damages based on this percentage. For example, if you are found to be 10 percent at fault and the award was $100,000, our attorneys would still be able to get you $90,000.