Comparative fault system · West Virginia
What is the fault system for Comparative fault system · West Virginia?
For Comparative fault system, state is West Virginia; fault system is Modified comparative fault (51% bar); when the plaintiff's own fault bars recovery is unless the plaintiff's fault is greater than the combined fault of all other persons responsible for the total amount of damages; fault threshold is 51%; statutory citation is 13c, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.
Any fault chargeable to the plaintiff shall not bar recovery by the plaintiff unless the plaintiff's fault is greater than the combined fault of all other persons responsible for the total amount of damages, if any, to be awarded.
— code.wvlegislature.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
- State
- West Virginia our reading
- Rule type
- Comparative fault system our reading
- Fault system
- Modified comparative fault (51% bar) our reading
- When the plaintiff's own fault bars recovery
- unless the plaintiff's fault is greater than the combined fault of all other persons responsible for the total amount of damages verified
- Fault threshold
- 51% our reading
- Statutory citation
- 13c verified
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Statutory citation
13c. Liability to be several; amount of judgment; allocation of fault.
— all from code.wvlegislature.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
Source
- code.wvlegislature.govhttps://code.wvlegislature.gov/55-7-13c/