It’s possible for the plaintiff in a personal injury case to bear partial liability for causing their damages. California enforces the pure comparative negligence rule, meaning that a plaintiff who is partially at fault for causing their claimed damages will lose a percentage of their case award to reflect this shared liability. The judge handling your case will assign you a fault percentage, and then this percentage is deducted from the total amount of compensation obtained from the defendant. For example, bearing 25% fault in a truck accident case would mean losing 25% of the final case award.