Frank slips and falls on Gail's Harbor Tour Boat and is injured. Frank files a suit against Gail's for $500,000. If Frank is 20 percent at fault and Gail's is 80 percent, under the "50 percent rule" comparative neg?ligence principles, Frank would recover
A) $0.
B) $25,000.
C) $40,000.
D) $50,000.

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Under the "50 percent rule" comparative negligence principles, if Frank is found to be more than 50 percent at fault for the accident, he would not be able to recover any damages. However, because Frank is only found to be 20 percent at fault, he is still eligible for a recovery. The total damages of $500,000 are then reduced by Frank's percentage of fault (20 percent), leaving a remaining damages amount of $400,000. Finally, this remaining damages amount is reduced by the percentage of Gail's fault (80 percent), resulting in a recovery amount of $40,000 for Frank.

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