# Comparative fault system · Maine — Comparative fault system and joint and several liability rules by state

For Comparative fault system · Maine, state is Maine; rule type is Comparative fault system; fault system is Modified comparative fault (50% bar); when the plaintiff's own fault bars recovery is If such claimant is found by the jury to be equally at fault, the claimant may not recover; fault threshold is 50%, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Maine _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Rule type:** Comparative fault system _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Fault system:** Modified comparative fault (50% bar) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **When the plaintiff's own fault bars recovery:** If such claimant is found by the jury to be equally at fault, the claimant may not recover. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Fault threshold:** 50% _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statutory citation:** 156 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> If such claimant is found by the jury to be equally at fault, the claimant may not recover.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Statutory citation

> §156. Comparative negligence

## Source

- https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec156.html

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
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