In a state that has a comparative negligence statute, a jury determined that the plaintiff has sustained damages of $50,000 and that the percentages of fault are plaintiff 40 percent negligent, defendant 60 percent negligent. What would be the plaintiff's award of damages in this case?

a. $30,000, or 60 percent
b. $50,000, as she was negligent
c. Nothing because her negligence bars recovery
d. $10,000, or 20 percent, the comparative difference in their negligence


A

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