Comparative fault system · Oregon

For Comparative fault system · Oregon, state is Oregon; 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 fault attributable to the claimant was not greater than the combined fault of all persons specified in subsection (2) of this section; fault threshold is 51%, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

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What the source says

Contributory negligence shall not bar recovery in an action by any person or the legal representative of the person to recover damages for death or injury to person or property if the fault attributable to the claimant was not greater than the combined fault of all persons specified in subsection (2) of this section, but any damages allowed shall be diminished in the proportion to the percentage of fault attributable to the claimant.

— oregonlegislature.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31

Where each value comes from

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— all from oregonlegislature.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31

Source

• oregonlegislature.govhttps://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors031.html

Last verified against source: 2026-08-31. Due for re-check by 2027-08-31. This page as Markdown · OKF bundle · full dataset as JSON.