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A closer look at fault mechanics

This is a reference extract from comparative-fault-mechanics.csv, a 28-row dataset with the columns rule, plaintiff_fault_share, plaintiff_fault_pct, gross_award_usd, net_recovery_usd. The figures below are copied directly from the file; nothing here is estimated or interpolated.

Provenance recorded in the dataset: Comparative-fault recovery mechanics: worked examples for the four US negligence rules. DERIVED, and re-checkable by recomputation. Every net_recovery_usd value in this file was computed 2026-08-04 as gross * (1 - fault), with the bar applied per rule:

rule: Pure | plaintiff_fault_share: 0.0 | plaintiff_fault_pct: 0 | gross_award_usd: 100000

rule: Pure | plaintiff_fault_share: 0.1 | plaintiff_fault_pct: 10 | gross_award_usd: 100000

rule: Pure | plaintiff_fault_share: 0.2 | plaintiff_fault_pct: 20 | gross_award_usd: 100000

rule: Pure | plaintiff_fault_share: 0.49 | plaintiff_fault_pct: 49 | gross_award_usd: 100000

rule: Pure | plaintiff_fault_share: 0.5 | plaintiff_fault_pct: 50 | gross_award_usd: 100000

rule: Pure | plaintiff_fault_share: 0.51 | plaintiff_fault_pct: 51 | gross_award_usd: 100000

The full table, with the remaining 22 rows and an interactive calculator built on it, is at the worthmyclaim reference table