Indiana News

May 14, 2012

Indiana court nullifies statutory limitation on joint and several liability

Point of Law | May 14, 2012

Comparative negligence combined with joint and several liability resulted in a variety of absurd cases where the deep pocket with 1% responsibility paid for the negligence or intentional torts of others, so many states, Indiana among them, limited joint and several liability for the minimally responsible.

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November 28, 2011

48 Ind. fair stage collapse victims sue Sugarland, others in most comprehensive lawsuit so far

Washington Post | November 28, 2011

Country duo Sugarland was named in a lawsuit filed Tuesday by 44 survivors of the Indiana State Fair stage collapse and family members of four people who died, by far the largest claim yet stemming from the tragedy.

Tags: Class Action, Indiana, Medical Liability

US judge certifies class in Ind. fair lawsuit against law that caps state liability at $5M

Washington Post | November 28, 2011

A federal judge has certified the victims of the Indiana State Fair stage collapse as a single class in a lawsuit challenging a law that caps the state’s liability at $5 million.

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October 25, 2011

EDITORIAL: Don't sour tort reform in Indiana

NWI Times | October 25, 2011

Indiana is a state where tort reform has worked well. Lifting the $5 million liability cap following the Aug. 13 Indiana State Fair stage collapse would jeopardize that reform. So far, state Rep. Ed DeLaney, D-Indianapolis, has suggested raising the state's liability cap to $415 million. Republican leaders have said that would help trial lawyers, not the victims.

Tags: Indiana, Lawsuit Abuse Impact