Oliver slips and falls on Port Harbor's Tour Boat and is injured.Oliver files a suit against Port Harbor for $500,000.If Oliver is 20 percent at fault and Port Harbor is 80 percent,under the "50 percent rule" comparative negligence principles,Oliver would recover

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Under the "50 percent rule" of comparative negligence, a plaintiff can recover damages as long as their fault is not greater than 50 percent. Since Oliver is only 20 percent at fault, he can recover damages reduced by his percentage of fault. Therefore, he would recover 80 percent of $500,000, which is $400,000.

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