Guam Jury Instruction — 7.7.1 GeneraInstructionio— - Comparative Negligence Defense is a legal instruction given to the jury in Guam during a trial. It provides guidance to the jurors regarding the concept of comparative negligence as a defense in a negligence lawsuit. The purpose of this instruction is to inform the jury that a defendant may argue that the plaintiff's own negligence contributed to their injuries and, as a result, they should bear some or all of the fault for their own harm. The instruction aims to assist the jury in determining the degree to which the plaintiff's negligence may have contributed to the incident in question. Keywords: Guam Jury Instruction, 7.7.1, General Instruction, Comparative Negligence Defense, legal instruction, jury, trial, negligence lawsuit. Types of Guam Jury Instruction — 7.7.1 GeneraInstructionio— - Comparative Negligence Defense: 1. Basic Comparative Negligence Defense: This type of instruction outlines the fundamental principles of comparative negligence, emphasizing that the jury should consider both the plaintiff's and the defendant's negligence and assign a proportional share of fault. 2. Modified Comparative Negligence Defense: In this type of instruction, the jury is instructed to assign a percentage of fault to each party involved but with a modification. If the plaintiff's fault exceeds a certain threshold (e.g., 50%), they may be barred from recovering any damages. 3. Pure Comparative Negligence Defense: This instruction allows the jury to assign fault to all parties involved in an incident, even if the plaintiff's negligence exceeds the defendant's negligence. The damages awarded to the plaintiff will be reduced by their assigned percentage of fault. These different types of Guam Jury Instruction — 7.7.1 GeneraInstructionio— - Comparative Negligence Defense provide flexibility to the jury in determining the extent to which the plaintiff's own negligence contributed to their injuries and impact the amount of damages they may recover.