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IN Code § 34-51-3-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 51. Damages|Chapter 3. Punitive Damages|34-51-3-5. Reduction of Excessive Damage Award

Sec. 5. If a trier of fact awards punitive damages that exceed the limitation under section 4 of this chapter, the court shall reduce the punitive damage award to not more than the greater of:(1) three (3) times the amount of compensatory damages awarded in the action; or(2) fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-34-5.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.47.
IN Code § 34-51-3-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 51. Damages|Chapter 3. Punitive Damages|34-51-3-6. Payment and Allocation of Damages; Notification; Negotiation of Award; State's Interest in Award

Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in IC 13-25-4-10, when a finder of fact announces a verdict that includes a punitive damage award in a civil action, the party against whom the judgment was entered shall notify the office of the attorney general of the punitive damage award.(b) When a punitive damage award is paid, the party against whom the judgment was entered shall pay the punitive damage award to the clerk of the court where the action is pending.(c) Upon receiving the payment described in subsection (b), the clerk of the court shall:(1) pay the person to whom punitive damages were awarded twenty-five percent (25%) of the punitive damage award; and(2) pay the remaining seventy-five percent (75%) of the punitive damage award to the treasurer of state, who shall deposit the funds into the violent crime victims compensation fund established by IC 5-2-6.1-40.(d) The office of the attorney general may negotiate and compromise a punitive damage award described in subsection (c)(2).(e) The state's interest in a punitive damage award described in subsection (c)(2) is effective when a finder of fact announces a verdict that includes punitive damages.[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-34-6.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.47. Amended by P.L.105-2006, SEC.2; P.L.1-2007, SEC.224.
IN Code § 34-51-4-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 51. Damages|Chapter 4. Prejudgment Interest|34-51-4-1. Applicability of Chapter to Tort Actions

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to any civil action arising out of tortious conduct.[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-37-3.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.47.
IN Code § 34-51-4-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 51. Damages|Chapter 4. Prejudgment Interest|34-51-4-2. Applicability of Chapter to Claims Against Patient's Compensation Fund

Sec. 2. This chapter does not apply to a claim against the patient's compensation fund under IC 34-18-6, IC 27-12-6 (before its repeal), or IC 16-9.5-4 (before its repeal).[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-37-4.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.47.
IN Code § 34-51-4-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 51. Damages|Chapter 4. Prejudgment Interest|34-51-4-3. Applicability of Chapter to Punitive Damages Claims

Sec. 3. This chapter does not impose liability for prejudgment interest on any part of a judgment that is awarded as punitive damages.[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-37-5.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.47.
IN Code § 34-51-4-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 51. Damages|Chapter 4. Prejudgment Interest|34-51-4-4. Liability of State or Political Subdivision

Sec. 4. This chapter does not impose liability for prejudgment interest on the state or any political subdivision (as those terms are defined in IC 34-6-2-140 and IC 34-6-2-110).[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-37-6.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.47.
IN Code § 34-51-4-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 51. Damages|Chapter 4. Prejudgment Interest|34-51-4-5. Applicability of Chapter Upon Timely Offer of Settlement by Defendants

Sec. 5. This chapter does not apply if:(1) within nine (9) months after a claim is filed in the court, or any longer period determined by the court to be necessary upon a showing of good cause, one (1) or more of the parties against whom the claim is filed makes a written offer of settlement to the party receiving a judgment;(2) the terms of the offer include payment within sixty (60) days after the offer is accepted; and(3) the amount of the offer is at least two-thirds (2/3) of the amount of the judgment award.[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-37-7.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.47.
IN Code § 34-51-4-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 51. Damages|Chapter 4. Prejudgment Interest|34-51-4-6. Applicability of Chapter Upon Timely Offer of Settlement by Plaintiffs

Sec. 6. This chapter does not apply if:(1) within one (1) year after a claim is filed in the court, or any longer period determined by the court to be necessary upon a showing of good cause, the party who filed the claim fails to make a written offer of settlement to the party or parties against whom the claim is filed;(2) the terms of the offer fail to provide for payment of the settlement offer within sixty (60) days after the offer is accepted; or(3) the amount of the offer exceeds one and one-third (1 1/3) of the amount of the judgment awarded.[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-37-8.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.47.
IN Code § 34-51-4-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 51. Damages|Chapter 4. Prejudgment Interest|34-51-4-7. Award of Prejudgment Interest as Part of Judgment

Sec. 7. The court may award prejudgment interest as part of a judgment.[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-37-9.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.47.
IN Code § 34-51-4-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 51. Damages|Chapter 4. Prejudgment Interest|34-51-4-8. Time of Accrual of Prejudgment Interest

Sec. 8. (a) If the court awards prejudgment interest, the court shall determine the period during which prejudgment interest accrues. However, the period may not exceed forty-eight (48) months. Prejudgment interest begins to accrue on the latest of the following dates:(1) Fifteen (15) months after the cause of action accrued.(2) Six (6) months after the claim is filed in the court if IC 34-18-8 and IC 34-18-9 do not apply.(3) One hundred eighty (180) days after a medical review panel is formed to review the claim under IC 34-18-10 (or IC 27-12-10 before its repeal).(b) The court shall exclude from the period in which prejudgment interest accrues any period of delay that the court determines is caused by the party petitioning for prejudgment interest.[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-37-10.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.47.
IN Code § 34-51-4-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 51. Damages|Chapter 4. Prejudgment Interest|34-51-4-9. Rate of Prejudgment Interest

Sec. 9. The court shall compute the prejudgment interest at the simple rate of interest determined by the court. The rate set by the court may not be less than six percent (6%) per year and not more than ten percent (10%) per year.[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-37-11.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.47.
IN Code § 34-51-5-0.2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 51. Damages|Chapter 5. Tax Consequences of Verdict in Tort Action; Jury Instructions|34-51-5-0.2. Application of Prior Law

Sec. 0.2. The addition of IC 34-4-35-1 (before its repeal, now codified in section 1 of this chapter) by P.L.201-1986 does not apply to actions accruing before September 1, 1986.As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.577.
IN Code § 34-51-5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 51. Damages|Chapter 5. Tax Consequences of Verdict in Tort Action; Jury Instructions|34-51-5-1. Tax Consequences of Verdict

Sec. 1. In a tort action for personal injuries tried by a jury, the court shall, if requested, instruct the jury that the jury may not consider the tax consequences, if any, of its verdict.[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-35-1.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.47.
IN Code § 34-51-6-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 51. Damages|Chapter 6. Right of Contribution for Railroad Entities Liability Act|34-51-6-1. Right of Contribution

Sec. 1. (a) A railroad entity subject to liability under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (45 U.S.C. 51), including liability for a violation of the Safety Appliance Act (49 U.S.C. 20302 et seq.) or the Locomotive Inspection Act (49 U.S.C. 20701 et seq.), has a right of action for contribution against any other person or entity that:(1) is not an employee of the railroad entity; and(2) may be at fault for an injury or death that gives rise to the action or claim against the railroad entity.(b) A railroad entity has a right of contribution if the railroad entity has paid more in damages than the railroad entity's percentage of fault.(c) A railroad entity's total recovery under this chapter is limited to the amount paid by the railroad entity that exceeds the railroad entity's percentage of fault.(d) This chapter does not impair any rights of indemnity under law.As added by P.L.107-2018, SEC.2.
IN Code § 34-51-6-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 51. Damages|Chapter 6. Right of Contribution for Railroad Entities Liability Act|34-51-6-2. Determination of Percentage of Fault; Amount of Damages

Sec. 2. (a) In an action brought under this chapter, a trier of fact shall determine each person's:(1) percentage of fault; and(2) amount of damages consistent with the apportionment of fault under subdivision (1).(b) In an action brought under this chapter, legal requirements of causal relation apply to contributory fault.As added by P.L.107-2018, SEC.2.
IN Code § 34-51-6-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 51. Damages|Chapter 6. Right of Contribution for Railroad Entities Liability Act|34-51-6-3. Enforcement of Right of Contribution; Time Limit

Sec. 3. (a) A railroad entity may enforce a right of contribution under this chapter in:(1) the original action brought against the railroad entity; or(2) a separate action brought for that purpose, if the original action is no longer pending.(b) If there is a judgment for damages against a railroad entity, the railroad entity must bring an action for contribution not later than one (1) year after the judgment is final:(1) by lapse of time for appeal; or(2) after appellate review.(c) If there is no judgment for damages against a railroad entity, any separate action by the railroad entity to enforce contribution is barred, unless the railroad entity:(1) discharges the liability by settlement; and(2) starts the action for contribution not later than one (1) year after the railroad entity's payment of damages.As added by P.L.107-2018, SEC.2.
IN Code § 34-51-6-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 51. Damages|Chapter 6. Right of Contribution for Railroad Entities Liability Act|34-51-6-4. Bifurcation of Original Claim

Sec. 4. (a) If a railroad entity enforces a right of contribution in the original action brought against the railroad entity under section 3(a)(1) of this chapter, the plaintiff in the original action may seek to bifurcate the plaintiff's claim from the contribution claim of the railroad entity.(b) Upon the plaintiff's motion for bifurcation, the court may order the bifurcation of the plaintiff's claim, and allow the plaintiff's claim to proceed in advance of the contribution claim of the railroad entity.As added by P.L.107-2018, SEC.2.
IN Code § 34-51-6-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 51. Damages|Chapter 6. Right of Contribution for Railroad Entities Liability Act|34-51-6-5. No Right of Contribution of Liability Relating to Occupational Disease

Sec. 5. A defendant does not have a right of action of contribution against a third party under this chapter if liability in whole or in part relates to an occupational disease (as defined in IC 22-3-7-10).As added by P.L.107-2018, SEC.2.
IN Code § 34-52-1-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 52. Costs|Chapter 1. Recovery of Costs by a Party|34-52-1-1. General Recovery Rule

Sec. 1. (a) In all civil actions, the party recovering judgment shall recover costs, except in those cases in which a different provision is made by law.(b) In any civil action, the court may award attorney's fees as part of the cost to the prevailing party, if the court finds that either party:(1) brought the action or defense on a claim or defense that is frivolous, unreasonable, or groundless;(2) continued to litigate the action or defense after the party's claim or defense clearly became frivolous, unreasonable, or groundless; or(3) litigated the action in bad faith.(c) The award of fees under subsection (b) does not prevent a prevailing party from bringing an action against another party for abuse of process arising in any part on the same facts. However, the prevailing party may not recover the same attorney's fees twice.[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-32-1.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.48.
IN Code § 34-52-1-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 52. Costs|Chapter 1. Recovery of Costs by a Party|34-52-1-2. Actions for Money Demands on Contract; Recoveries Less Than $50

Sec. 2. (a) This section applies to actions for money demands on contract, commenced in the circuit or superior courts.(b) Except as provided in subsection (d), if the plaintiff recovers less than fifty dollars ($50) exclusive of costs, the plaintiff shall pay costs, unless the judgment has been reduced below fifty dollars ($50) by a set-off, or counter-claim, pleaded and proved by the defendant, in which case the party recovering judgment shall recover costs.(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), if the judgment is reduced below fifty dollars ($50) by proof of payments, the defendant shall recover costs.(d) If one (1) or more defendants, necessary to a full determination of the cause:(1) are nonresidents of the county in which the suit is brought but are residents of the state of Indiana; and(2) have been served with process in the action;the plaintiff shall recover costs even though the judgment recovered by plaintiff is less than fifty dollars ($50).[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-32-2.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.48.
IN Code § 34-52-1-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 52. Costs|Chapter 1. Recovery of Costs by a Party|34-52-1-3. Actions for Damages; Recoveries Less Than $5

Sec. 3. In all actions for damages solely, not arising out of contract, if the plaintiff does not recover five dollars ($5) in damages, the plaintiff shall not recover more costs than damages, except:(1) in actions for injuries to character and false imprisonment; and(2) where the title to real estate is in question.[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-32-3.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.48.
IN Code § 34-52-1-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 52. Costs|Chapter 1. Recovery of Costs by a Party|34-52-1-4. Relators and Persons for Whom Action Is Brought; Sharing in Costs

Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), relators, persons, and corporations for whose use an action is brought, whether such use is shown by the pleadings of the plaintiff or defendant, are liable for costs jointly with the actual parties to the action.(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), when the state is plaintiff, the relator only is liable, and judgment for costs shall be rendered accordingly.(c) When a state officer or prosecuting attorney, by virtue of his or her office, is a relator for the state of Indiana, the relator is not liable for costs.[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-32-4.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.48.
IN Code § 34-52-1-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 52. Costs|Chapter 1. Recovery of Costs by a Party|34-52-1-5. Apportionment of Cost Among Several Plaintiffs or Several Defendants

Sec. 5. In actions where there are several plaintiffs or several defendants, the costs shall be apportioned according to the judgment rendered. Where there are several causes of action embraced in the same complaint, or several issues, the plaintiff shall recover costs upon the issues determined in the plaintiff's favor, and the defendant shall recover costs upon the issues determined in the defendant's favor.[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-32-5.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.48.
IN Code § 34-52-1-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 52. Costs|Chapter 1. Recovery of Costs by a Party|34-52-1-6. Splitting Cause of Actions; One Recovery for Costs

Sec. 6. When the plaintiff, at the same court, brings several actions against the defendant upon demands which could have been joined in one (1) action, the plaintiff shall recover costs only in one (1) action, unless:(1) it appears to the court that the actions affect different rights or interests; or(2) other sufficient reasons exist why the several demands should not have been joined in one (1) action.[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-32-6.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.48.
IN Code § 34-52-1-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 52. Costs|Chapter 1. Recovery of Costs by a Party|34-52-1-7. Judgment for Cost Before Final Judgment

Sec. 7. Whenever, in any action an order is made for the payment of costs, at any time before final judgment, the court shall, upon motion of any interested person, render judgment for the costs in favor of the party entitled to receive costs.[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-32-8.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.48.
IN Code § 34-52-1-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 52. Costs|Chapter 1. Recovery of Costs by a Party|34-52-1-8. Fee Bills and Executions for Collection of Costs

Sec. 8. Fee bills and executions may issue for the collection of costs in the proper cases against:(1) parties to the action;(2) relators;(3) persons for whose use an action is brought; and(4) sureties on undertakings for the payment of costs.[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-32-9.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.48.
IN Code § 34-52-1-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 52. Costs|Chapter 1. Recovery of Costs by a Party|34-52-1-9. Attachment of Lands; Recoveries Less Than $50

Sec. 9. In all cases where lands are attached and judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiff in the circuit court, superior court, or probate court, in which the sum claimed, or the judgment rendered is less than fifty dollars ($50), the plaintiff shall recover costs if the attachment against the land is sustained by the court.[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-32-10.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.48. Amended by P.L.84-2016, SEC.162.
IN Code § 34-52-2-0.2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 52. Costs|Chapter 2. Awarding Fees and Other Expenses in Actions Involving the State|34-52-2-0.2. Application of Prior Law

Sec. 0.2. The addition of IC 34-2-36 (before its repeal, now codified in this chapter) by P.L.196-1986 does not apply to civil actions accruing before January 1, 1987.As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.578.
IN Code § 34-52-2-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 52. Costs|Chapter 2. Awarding Fees and Other Expenses in Actions Involving the State|34-52-2-1. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 1. (a) Subject to any other statute governing reimbursement of fees and other expenses, this chapter applies to the reimbursement of the fees and other expenses incurred in preparing for or prosecuting:(1) a proceeding under IC 4-21.5-5 to judicially review a final order made by a state agency;(2) an appeal from a final determination made by the worker's compensation board;(3) an appeal of a final determination made by the department of state revenue; or(4) an appeal of a final determination made by the department of workforce development or the department of workforce development unemployment insurance review board.(b) However, this chapter does not apply to an order or other determination:(1) under:(A) IC 16-27-1;(B) IC 16-28;(C) IC 16-30;(D) IC 12-28-4; or(E) IC 12-28-5;(2) by an agency described in IC 25-0.5-9; or(3) by the board of podiatric medicine.[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-2-36-4.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.48. Amended by P.L.1-2010, SEC.140; P.L.3-2014, SEC.29.
IN Code § 34-52-2-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 52. Costs|Chapter 2. Awarding Fees and Other Expenses in Actions Involving the State|34-52-2-2. Order for Payment; Findings

Sec. 2. In addition to any other compensation awarded in a civil action involving an agency as a party, the court having jurisdiction in the case may enter an order against the agency for the payment of the reasonable fees and other expenses of a party, if the court finds that:(1) the party files a written notice of the party's intent to seek reimbursement under this chapter (or IC 34-2-36 before its repeal) not later than thirty (30) days after the party files any pleading or other paper with the court;(2) the party obtained final judgment in its favor;(3) the party has obtained substantive relief that makes it probable that the party will prevail on the merits after remand of the case to the agency, if remand is necessary;(4) the party is:(A) a commercial or business entity (including a sole proprietorship or a partnership) with fewer than fifty (50) employees at the time of the:(i) civil action; or(ii) the agency action (as defined in IC 4-21.5-1-4) giving rise to the civil action;but is not a subsidiary or affiliate of another entity that does not qualify as a small business under this clause; or(B) an organization exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code;(5) to the extent that the fees and other expenses of the party are for attorney's fees or expert witness fees, the fees are based upon the number of actual hours of service performed multiplied by a reasonable fee for the service rendered not to exceed seventy-five dollars ($75) per hour;(6) the party filed a claim not later than thirty (30) days after a final judgment was rendered; and(7) section 3 of this chapter does not apply.[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-2-36-5.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.48.
IN Code § 34-52-2-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 52. Costs|Chapter 2. Awarding Fees and Other Expenses in Actions Involving the State|34-52-2-3. Award Unauthorized; Grounds

Sec. 3. The court may not award fees or other expenses against an agency if:(1) the agency's only involvement in the case resulted from the agency's role as an arbiter of the legal rights, duties, immunities, privileges, or other legal interests of two (2) or more other parties;(2) the agency as a party had a reasonable basis for its position;(3) the position of the agency as a party became unjustified as a result of an intervening change in applicable law; or(4) the fees or other expenses claimed were incurred to reimburse salaries or attorney's fees paid by a political subdivision, a state, the United States government, or a foreign province or country.[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-2-36-6.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.48.
IN Code § 34-52-2-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure|Article 52. Costs|Chapter 2. Awarding Fees and Other Expenses in Actions Involving the State|34-52-2-4. Maximum Amount; Multiple Parties

Sec. 4. A party may be awarded an amount under this chapter not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000). However, if more than three (3) parties in a case are eligible for an award under this chapter, the total award made to all parties in the case may not exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000).[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-2-36-7.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.48.