Jim suffered an injury in an automobile accident in which he was partially at fault. Jim met with an attorney who explained to Jim how courts in their state view situations where the plaintiff was at least partially at fault. The attorney told Jim that in their state, plaintiffs suing for negligence have to be less than $50$ percent responsible for causing his or her own injuries in order to recover any damages; otherwise the plaintiff receives nothing. The attorney explained that Jim's state has adopted the doctrine of $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.$

Group of answer choices

partial contributory negligence

comparative negligence

contributory negligence

partial comparative negligence