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Comparative negligence (Wikipedia)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparative_negligence
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Comparative negligence (Wikipedia)
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Comparative negligence, called non-absolute contributory negligence outside the United States, is a partial legal defense that reduces the amount of damages that a plaintiff can recover in a negligence-based claim, based upon the degree to which the plaintiff's own negligence contributed to cause the injury.
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This source backs 7 claims across the atlas. As facts: 2 well-attested, 2 partially Attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Doctrines, 6 claims: 1 well-attested, 2 partially Attested, 1 holds, 2 general references.
  • Sources, 1 claims: 1 well-attested.

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1

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