Comparative Fault Calculator — How Shared Fault Affects Your Recovery
Comparative fault can affect a claim. The effect depends on the facts, the evidence, and the applicable law.
How California Comparative Fault Works
- Fault allocation can require review of the facts, available evidence, and applicable law.
How to Use This Tool — Step by Step
- Organize the available information: Preserve records, photographs, and witness information for a legal review.
Information to Organize
Begin with a chronological account of the incident. Keep observations separate from information reported by someone else, and note the source and date of each item.
- Accounts from the people involved and witnesses
- Photographs, video, incident reports, and other available records
- Questions about how the available information may be reviewed
This organizer helps prepare questions for a licensed attorney. It does not decide fault, determine damages, or predict an outcome.
Countering Inflated Fault Assignments
Police reports, witness statements, photographs, and other available records can be relevant to a review of fault allocation.
A lawyer can assess how the applicable law and available evidence relate to a particular matter.
A licensed attorney can review the facts, available records, and applicable law in a particular matter.