Comparative negligence jurisdictions differ among states. For example, if the plaintiff is found to be 50 percent at fault, and the defendant is 50 percent at fault, some comparative negligence states would still allow the plaintiff to recover $5,000 (50 percent of his damages), while other states would prevent him from recovering anything because he is equally at fault with the other driver. Some argue that comparative negligence jurisdictions are unfair because a difference of just 1 percent of fault is all it takes for a plaintiff to go from recovering half his damages to recovering nothing.