Can I still recover if the accident was partly my fault?
Yes. Being partly at fault doesn't end a claim — it reduces it.
How it works. If you're found 25 percent at fault on $100,000 in damages, you recover $75,000. The reduction is proportional.
The cutoff. A party found greater than 50 percent at fault recovers nothing. That's a hard bar and it was added in 2023.
The precision matters. The line is *greater than* 50 percent — so at exactly 50 percent you recover half rather than nothing. A lot of published content says "51 percent or more," which describes the same outcome in most cases but misstates where the line actually sits.
What this changed. Before 2023, Florida used pure comparative negligence and a plaintiff 90 percent at fault could still recover 10 percent. Now the same person recovers nothing.
What it means practically. Insurers have a strong incentive to push your share above 50, because doing so eliminates the claim entirely. Expect that argument early.
Every fact that lowers your share is worth developing. Above 50 is all or nothing. ---
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