Comparative fault system · Iowa

For Comparative fault system · Iowa, state is Iowa; rule type is Comparative fault system; fault system is Modified comparative fault (51% bar); when the plaintiff's own fault bars recovery is unless the claimant bears a greater percentage of fault than the combined percentage of fault attributed to the defendants; fault threshold is 51%, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

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What the source says

Contributory fault shall not bar recovery in an action by a claimant to recover damages for fault resulting in death or in injury to person or property unless the claimant bears a greater percentage of fault than the combined percentage of fault attributed to the defendants, third-party defendants and persons who have been released pursuant to section 668.7

— legis.iowa.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31

Where each value comes from

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— all from legis.iowa.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31

Source

• legis.iowa.govhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/668.3.pdf

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