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Maryland's "Contributory Negligence" law means "if you are even 1% at fault for the accident you are barred from any recovery."

Posted by GregW (aka not2fast) Aug 14 '12, 14:18

How did his get so far from what most would consider fair? What other states do I need to avoid for the rest of my life because of this level of stupidity?

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*if* you did not get out of bed then my drunken client could nothave run you over while you stood in your driveway, case dismissed -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 14, 14:30
would you feel better if I told you, its almost never applied by a jury - Epiphany Aug 14, 14:28 3
- Indeed, the initial story said that Progressive negotiated but never offered more than 1/3 of the policy value. -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) Aug 14, 14:33 1
  - who knew Progressive was so ballsy? Allstate pulls this type of crap all the time. -- nm - Epiphany Aug 14, 14:35
- Somewhat yes. Stranger yet, I just read that failure to use a seatbelt/child seat is not considered negligence in Maryland. -- nm - GregW Aug 14, 14:33
Answered my second question. I guess that trip to DC will have to be scratched from the bucket list. -- (link) - GregW Aug 14, 14:21
I'd venture a guess and say: Insurance lobbyists. -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) Aug 14, 14:19 2
- Man, I bet insurance lobbyists get *pussy* -- nm - con_carne Aug 14, 15:14
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IIRC, that's the way it used to be in most states. -- nm - spamlet Aug 14, 14:19
what about .9bar percent? -- nm - Max Aug 14, 14:19

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