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A South Carolina jury finds the plaintiff 30% at fault and the defendant 70% at fault for an accident, with total damages of $100,000. Under South Carolina's modified comparative negligence rule, how much may the plaintiff recover?

Nothing, because any fault bars recovery $$70,000, the damages reduced by the plaintiff's percentage of fault $$100,000, because the defendant was the majority cause $$30,000, the portion attributable to the plaintiff's fault

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$$70,000, the damages reduced by the plaintiff's percentage of fault

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