Comparative fault system · Illinois

For Comparative fault system · Illinois, state is Illinois; rule type is Comparative fault system; fault system is Modified comparative fault (51% bar); when the plaintiff's own fault bars recovery is the plaintiff shall be barred from recovering damages if the trier of fact finds that the contributory fault on the part of the plaintiff is more than 50% of the proximate cause of the injury or damage for which recovery is sought; fault threshold is 51%, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

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What the source says

In all actions on account of bodily injury or death or physical damage to property, based on negligence, or product liability based on strict tort liability, the plaintiff shall be barred from recovering damages if the trier of fact finds that the contributory fault on the part of the plaintiff is more than 50% of the proximate cause of the injury or damage for which recovery is sought.

— ilga.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31

Where each value comes from

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— all from ilga.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31

Source

• ilga.govhttps://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=073500050K2-1116

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