Many car accident victims are concerned that they won’t be able to file a successful claim if they were partially responsible for the accident. Fortunately, this isn’t accurate. In Arizona, victims can obtain compensation even if they share some responsibility in the cause of the accident.
If the case goes to trial, the court will determine the percentage of responsibility that the victim bears. Any monetary award will be reduced by that percentage. For example, the court determines that you were 50 percent a fault and awards $100,000. You will take home 50 percent of the award, or $50,000. In theory, victim of a car accident can collect monetary compensation even if they are 99 percent at fault for the accident.
This is known as pure comparative fault.