Utah Plaintiff's fault typically refers to negligence or intentional wrongdoing on the part of the plaintiff that has caused injury or harm to the defendant. It may refer to a plaintiff's failure to meet the standard of care expected of a reasonable person, such as failing to act with reasonable care in a situation, or to an intentional act such as a tort or fraud. Types of Utah Plaintiff's fault include contributory negligence, comparative negligence, assumption of risk, and intentional torts. Contributory negligence occurs when the plaintiff's own negligence is a direct cause of their injury, while comparative negligence is a doctrine used to apportion damages when both parties are at fault. Assumption of risk occurs when the plaintiff voluntarily assumes a risk of injury and cannot then recover damages, and intentional torts occur when the plaintiff has intended to cause injury to the defendant.