Comparative fault system · Rhode Island

For Comparative fault system · Rhode Island, state is Rhode Island; rule type is Comparative fault system; fault system is Pure comparative fault; when the plaintiff's own fault bars recovery is shall not bar a recovery, but damages shall be diminished by the finder of fact in proportion to the amount of negligence attributable to the person injured; fault threshold is None, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

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What the source says

In all actions hereafter brought for personal injuries, or where personal injuries have resulted in death, or for injury to property, the fact that the person injured, or the owner of the property or person having control over the property, may not have been in the exercise of due care or the fact that the danger or defect was open and obvious shall not bar a recovery, but damages shall be diminished by the finder of fact in proportion to the amount of negligence attributable to the person injured

— webserver.rilegislature.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31

Where each value comes from

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— all from webserver.rilegislature.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31

Source

• webserver.rilegislature.govhttps://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE9/9-20/9-20-4.htm

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