Comparative fault system · Washington
What is the fault system for Comparative fault system · Washington?
For Comparative fault system, state is Washington; fault system is Pure comparative fault; when the plaintiff's own fault bars recovery is any contributory fault chargeable to the claimant diminishes proportionately the amount awarded as compensatory damages for an injury attributable to the claimant's contributory fault, but does not bar recovery; fault threshold is None; statutory citation is RCW 4.22.005, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.
In an action based on fault seeking to recover damages for injury or death to person or harm to property, any contributory fault chargeable to the claimant diminishes proportionately the amount awarded as compensatory damages for an injury attributable to the claimant's contributory fault, but does not bar recovery.
— app.leg.wa.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
- State
- Washington our reading
- Rule type
- Comparative fault system our reading
- Fault system
- Pure comparative fault our reading
- When the plaintiff's own fault bars recovery
- any contributory fault chargeable to the claimant diminishes proportionately the amount awarded as compensatory damages for an injury attributable to the claimant's contributory fault, but does not bar recovery verified
- Fault threshold
- None our reading
- Statutory citation
- RCW 4.22.005 verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
Where each value comes from
The value above is stated away from the sentence quoted with the answer, so the passage that states it is shown here too.
Statutory citation
RCW 4.22.005 Effect of contributory fault.
— all from app.leg.wa.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
Source
- app.leg.wa.govhttps://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=4.22.005