Under a standard of contributory negligence,a plaintiff cannot collect for damages if his cost of preventing the accident is less than
A) the defendant's cost of preventing the accident.
B) the damages incurred from the accident.
C) the damages incurred times the probability of the accident's occurrence.
D) the punitive damages imposed by the court.

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Under a standard of contributory negligence, a plaintiff cannot collect for damages if his cost of preventing the accident is less than the damages incurred times the probability of the accident's occurrence. This is because the plaintiff's failure to take preventive action when it would have been cost-effective to do so contributes to the fault.

Under a Standard of Contributory Negligence,a Plaintiff Cannot Collect for Damages