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

Indiana § 34-44-1-2

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

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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.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.40. Amended by P.L.1-2010, SEC.139.