Comparative fault system · New Hampshire

For Comparative fault system · New Hampshire, state is New Hampshire; rule type is Comparative fault system; fault system is Modified comparative fault (51% bar); when the plaintiff's own fault bars recovery is if such fault was not greater than the fault of the defendant, or the defendants in the aggregate; fault threshold is 51%, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.

What the source says

Contributory fault shall not bar recovery in an action by any plaintiff or plaintiff's legal representative, to recover damages in tort for death, personal injury or property damage, if such fault was not greater than the fault of the defendant, or the defendants in the aggregate

— gencourt.state.nh.us, retrieved 2026-08-31

Where each value comes from

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— all from gencourt.state.nh.us, retrieved 2026-08-31

Source

• gencourt.state.nh.ushttps://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/LII/507/507-7-d.htm

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