Indiana Statutes

§ 34-51-2-19 — Liens or claims to diminish in same proportion as claimant's recovery is diminished

Indiana·Title 34 CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE·Art. 51 DAMAGES·Ch. 2 Compensatory Damages: Comparative Fault

If a subrogation claim or other lien or claim that arose out of the payment of medical expenses or other benefits exists in respect to a claim for personal injuries or death and the claimant's recovery is diminished:

(1)by comparative fault; or
(2)by reason of the uncollectibility of the full value of the claim for personal injuries or death resulting from limited liability insurance or from any other cause; the lien or claim shall be diminished in the same proportion as the claimant's recovery is diminished. The party holding the lien or claim shall bear a pro rata share of the claimant's attorney's fees and litigation expenses. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-33-12.]

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Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.47.

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