Indiana § 34-44-1-2 Personal injury or wrongful death actions; admissibility of evidence

Indiana Statutes

§ 34-44-1-2 — Personal injury or wrongful death actions; admissibility of evidence

Indiana·Title 34 CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE·Art. 44 EVIDENCE: DAMAGES·Ch. 1 Collateral Source Evidence

In a personal injury or wrongful death action, the court shall allow the admission into evidence of:

(1)proof of collateral source payments other than:

(A)payments of life insurance or other death benefits;

(B)insurance benefits that the plaintiff or members of the plaintiff's family have paid for directly; or

(C)payments made by:

(i)the state or the United States; or

(ii)any agency, instrumentality, or subdivision of the state or the United States; that have been made before trial to a plaintiff as compensation for the loss or injury for which the action is brought;

(2)proof of the amount of money that the plaintiff is required to repay, including worker's compensation benefits, as a result of the collateral benefits received; and

(3)proof of the cost to the plaintiff or to member

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In a personal injury or wrongful death action,
the court shall allow the admission into evidence of:
(1) proof of collateral source payments other than:
(A) payments of life insurance or other death benefits;
(B) insurance benefits that the plaintiff or members of the
plaintiff's family have paid for directly; or
(C) payments made by:
(i) the state or the United States; or
(ii) any agency, instrumentality, or subdivision of the state or
the United States;
that have been made before trial to a plaintiff as compensation
for the loss or injury for which the action is brought;
(2) proof of the amount of money that the plaintiff is required to
repay, including worker's compensation benefits, as a result of the
collateral benefits received; and
(3) proof of the cost to the plaintiff or to members of the plaintiff's
family of collateral benefits received by the plaintiff or the
plaintiff's family.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-36-2.]

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