fault first method

fault-first method. A means by which to apply a settlement credit to a jury verdict, by first reducing the amount of the verdict by the percentage of the plaintiff’s comparative fault, then subtracting from the remainder the amount of any settlements the plaintiff has received on the claim. See SETTLEMENT CREDIT . Cf. SETTLEMENT-FIRST METHOD. [Cases: Damages 63. C.J.S. Damages §§ 169–171.]

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