Comparative fault system · Ohio
For Comparative fault system · Ohio, state is Ohio; rule type is Comparative fault system; fault system is Modified comparative fault (51% bar); when the plaintiff's own fault bars recovery is if the contributory fault of the plaintiff was not greater than the combined tortious conduct of all other persons from whom the plaintiff seeks recovery in this action; fault threshold is 51%, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.
- State
- Ohio our reading
- Rule type
- Comparative fault system our reading
- Fault system
- Modified comparative fault (51% bar) our reading
- When the plaintiff's own fault bars recovery
- if the contributory fault of the plaintiff was not greater than the combined tortious conduct of all other persons from whom the plaintiff seeks recovery in this action verified
- Fault threshold
- 51% our reading
- Statutory citation
- Section 2315.33 verified
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What the source says
The contributory fault of a person does not bar the person as plaintiff from recovering damages that have directly and proximately resulted from the tortious conduct of one or more other persons, if the contributory fault of the plaintiff was not greater than the combined tortious conduct of all other persons from whom the plaintiff seeks recovery in this action and of all other persons from whom the plaintiff does not seek recovery in this action.
— codes.ohio.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
Where each value comes from
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Statutory citation
Section 2315.33 | Contributory fault effect on right to recover.
— all from codes.ohio.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
Source
- codes.ohio.govhttps://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2315.33