Under the doctrine of ____, damages are reduced by the percentage of the injuries caused by a plaintiff's own careless conduct.
A) intervening conduct
B) substantial factor
C) comparative negligence
D) proximate cause
E) cause in fact

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The doctrine that reduces damages by the percentage of the injuries caused by a plaintiff's own careless conduct is known as "comparative negligence." Under this doctrine, the court considers the degree of fault of both the plaintiff and the defendant and apportions the damages accordingly. Therefore, choice (C) is the correct answer.

Under the Doctrine of ____, Damages Are Reduced by the Percentage