Questão jurídica principal
Whether the victim’s concomitant fault justified refusing compensation for loss of earnings under the Victim Assistance Act.
Decisão extraída
The victim’s fault justified a reduction, not a complete refusal, because it did not break adequate causation.
Fundamentação extraída
The lower court wrongly treated the claimant’s conduct as interrupting causation. The proper method is to assess the economic loss first, then apply any reduction for qualifying fault under the Act.