# Comparative fault system · Rhode Island — Comparative fault system and joint and several liability rules by state

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.

- **State:** Rhode Island _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Rule type:** Comparative fault system _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Fault system:** Pure comparative fault _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **When the plaintiff's own fault bars recovery:** 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 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Fault threshold:** None _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statutory citation:** 9-20-4 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## 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

## 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

> § 9-20-4. Comparative negligence.

## Source

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

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
Part of [Comparative fault system and joint and several liability rules by state](https://referencesource.org/state-comparative-fault-joint-liability-rules/).