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

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.

- **State:** New Hampshire _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Rule type:** Comparative fault system _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Fault system:** Modified comparative fault (51% bar) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **When the plaintiff's own fault bars recovery:** if such fault was not greater than the fault of the defendant, or the defendants in the aggregate _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Fault threshold:** 51% _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statutory citation:** 507:7-d _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## 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

## 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

> 507:7-d Comparative Fault.

## Source

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

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