Comparative negligence is a phrase used to describe each party’s relative fault in a given situation. A party’s actual recovery is dependent upon his or her own percentage of fault in contributing to the subject accident. For example, in a motorcycle accident between one vehicle and one motorcycle where a jury determines that the Defendant vehicle driver is 60% at fault, the Plaintiff motorcycle driver is 40% at fault, and the total damage award is $200,000, the Plaintiff’s recovery would be reduced by his or her percentage of fault. In this case, the damages awarded would be $120,000.