17.60 ELEMENTS OF DEFENSE: JONES ACT--CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE (COMPARATIVE FAULT)

• Category: Federal - Jury Instructions - 8th Circuit - Civil - Damages
• State: Multi-State
• Control #: US-8THCIR-JURY-17-60
• Format: Word

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http://www.juryinstructions.ca8.uscourts.gov/8th%20Circuit%20Manual%20of%20Model%20Civil%20Jury%20Instructions.pdf 17.60 ELEMENTS OF DEFENSE: JONES ACT--CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE (COMPARATIVE FAULT) is a defense used by employers in Jones Act negligence cases brought by workers who have been injured on the job. This defense allows an employer to reduce or avoid liability for damages by showing that the worker was partially at fault for the accident. The employer must be able to demonstrate that the worker's negligence contributed to the injury or death, and the employer's negligence was only partially responsible. The two types of 17.60 ELEMENTS OF DEFENSE: JONES ACT--CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE (COMPARATIVE FAULT) are pure comparative fault and modified comparative fault. In pure comparative fault, the employer can reduce the total damages by the percentage of fault attributed to the worker. In modified comparative fault, the employer can only reduce the total damages if the worker's fault is less than the employer's fault.

17.60 ELEMENTS OF DEFENSE: JONES ACT--CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE (COMPARATIVE FAULT) is a defense used by employers in Jones Act negligence cases brought by workers who have been injured on the job. This defense allows an employer to reduce or avoid liability for damages by showing that the worker was partially at fault for the accident. The employer must be able to demonstrate that the worker's negligence contributed to the injury or death, and the employer's negligence was only partially responsible. The two types of 17.60 ELEMENTS OF DEFENSE: JONES ACT--CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE (COMPARATIVE FAULT) are pure comparative fault and modified comparative fault. In pure comparative fault, the employer can reduce the total damages by the percentage of fault attributed to the worker. In modified comparative fault, the employer can only reduce the total damages if the worker's fault is less than the employer's fault.