Will I still be able to file a lawsuit if I was partially at fault for my scooter accident?

Yes. Washington is one of only 12 states in the country that uses a pure comparative fault system in negligence cases, which means that a person can recover damages even if they were more at fault than the defendant. A person’s damages, however, will be reduced by their degree of fault, so a person who is awarded $100,000 in a scooter accident case but is found to have been 70 percent at fault would have their damages reduced by $70,000 and ultimately receive $30,000.