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

Unlike many other states in which a person’s negligence can prohibit them from filing a claim for damages in a personal injury case, Washington is one of only 12 states in the country that uses what is known as a pure comparative fault system for determining negligence in civil cases. This means that an individual is able to recover damages even if they were primarily at fault for their crash. Under pure comparative fault, the plaintiff’s damages will be reduced by their percentage of fault, so a person who is awarded $100,000 in a truck accident case but found to have been 75 percent at fault will have their damages reduced by $75,000 and ultimately receive $25,000.