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

For Comparative fault system · Washington, state is Washington; rule type is Comparative fault system; 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, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Washington _(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:** 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: appears in the quote below)_
- **Fault threshold:** None _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statutory citation:** RCW 4.22.005 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> 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.

## 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

> RCW 4.22.005 Effect of contributory fault.

## Source

- https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=4.22.005

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/).