Can I Receive Compensation if I Was Partially at Fault for My Truck Accident?

You are allowed to get compensation in a truck wreck case if you’re partially at fault. That’s true of any case in Texas. Texas has what’s called comparative fault laws, meaning when an accident happens and you go to a jury, the jury is asked by the judge to look at the evidence and say who’s responsible, and they apportion fault on a percentage basis. It might be all on the defendant or the person you’re suing, or all on the plaintiff, in which case they would lose, or some amount in between. In Texas, as long as the plaintiff is not more than 50% responsible for his or her own injuries, they can make a recovery, meaning if the jury were to say the trucking company’s 50% at fault and the plaintiff’s 50% at fault, the plaintiff would receive 50% of their damages. However, if the plaintiff were 51% at fault and the trucking company were 49%, they would receive zero.