In part 5 of our series dealing with claim denials by the at-fault driver’s insurance company, we are examining modified comparative fault in Minnesota. This means if you and the other driver are 50/50 at fault for the car accident, you cannot make a recovery against the other person. Minnesota requires that the other person is at least 1% more at fault than you are.
So, if you have a claim and it is worth $10,000 and you are both deemed 50% at fault, you can recover your $5,000 in a pure comparative fault state. Of course, they can also recover $5,000. It might be a wash, but it is what it is.
In Minnesota, if you are in a 50/50 situation, nobody gets anything, because you are both equally at fault. So, are often a lot of fights when you are in this situation where people are equally at fault for the accident, because you are trying to shift the burden.
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