You may still be able to recover compensation even if you share some responsibility
for your own injuries. Under California's comparative fault laws, also
commonly referred to as "comparative negligence," a person injured
in an accident can still recover compensation even when he or she is partially
to blame for the accident, though their eligible recovery will be reduced
proportionate to their percentage of fault. For example, say you were
injured in a car accident and suffered $10,000 worth of damages but were
found to be 30% at fault for the collision. Under comparative fault rules,
you would only be eligible to recover $7,000 (or $10,000 less 30%).