What if I am partially at fault for the accident?

Washington State follows a pure comparative negligence doctrine, which means that you could still recover compensation for an accident, even if you are found to be partially at fault. The amount you can recover will be reduced by whatever percentage of negligence you are assigned. This means that if your losses in an accident are determined to be $100,000, but a jury decides that you are 10 percent at fault for the crash, your award will be reduced by $10,000, leaving you with $90,000.