Whether Partial Fault Ruins Your Claim
Posted August 11, 2026
Under S.C. Code Section 15-38-15, South Carolina follows a modified comparative negligence rule. You can still recover damages as long as your share of fault is 50 percent or less, though your recovery gets reduced by that same percentage. Cross into 51 percent or more, and you recover nothing at all. For example, if a […]
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