How to estimate car accident settlements in Iowa
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Published March 27, 2026 • Updated May 16, 2026 • By DocketMath Team
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US-IA comparative fault rule
The controlling primary authority for US-IA damages allocation authority (Iowa Code § 668.3) is 668.3.
668.3. 668.3 668.3 Comparative fault — effect — payment method. 1. a. Contributory fault shall not bar recovery in an action by a claimant to recover damages for fault resulting in death or in injury to person or property unless the claimant bears a greater percentage of fault than the combined percentage of fault attributed to the defendants, third-party defendants and persons who have been released pursuant to section 668.7, but any damages allowed shall be diminished in proportion to the amount of fault attributable to
Source-backed allocation summary
US-IA damages allocation controlling authority under Iowa Code § 668.3.
This source-backed page does not certify limitation periods, damages caps, case-law exceptions, or calculator formula assumptions beyond the quoted statutory allocation rule.
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Sources
All sources are official primary law published by www.legis.iowa.gov.
Corroboration method: government_primary_source_direct_fetch.