In California, you can still recover for your injuries in a car accident even if you are partially to blame for the crash. Under California’s comparative fault law, even if you were somewhat at fault for an accident, you can still recover for your losses. However, the total amount of your recovery will be reduced by the percentage that you were at fault.nnFor example, Emily was driving down the highway when George made a left-hand turn across traffic, hitting her car in the process and causing serious injuries. George didn’t have right of way when he made the turn and thought he could make it without hitting anyone. Emily was speeding at the time of the crash. nnIn this situation, a jury may determine that Emily was 15% at fault for the accident. If she suffered $100,000 in damages, then her recovery will be reduced by 15%, or $15,000, for a total recovery of $85,000. In this way, injury victims can still get the compensation that they deserve, while taking their own share of the blame into consideration.