Even if you’re partially at fault, you may have a case. We have an answer to the legal trivia question here. Can you file a personal injury claim if you are partially at fault? The answer is yes, you can. The long Wisconsin says that you’re partially, if you’re partially at fault. You don’t lose your right to recover, you will recover, but you may have reduced damages, meaning if you’re 10% at fault, your damages will be reduced by 10%.
So if your medical expenses were $10,000 and you’re 10% at fault, you may only recover $9,000 of the $10,000 because that $1,000 or the 10% is your responsibility. So that’s like if you’re just walking down the street and for no reason, you fall and it’s your fault. Well, those medical expenses are your responsibility.
Same thing for a crash, if you’re responsible. You’re responsible for a portion, then you’re responsible for that portion. But the other party is also responsible for their portion. So the answer to this legal trivia is really important to understand. You should contact a lawyer. Contact us if you want to talk about this because you do have a claim if you’re partially responsible, as long as the other party is more responsible.
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