// JURISDICTION / IN
Truck claims
in Indiana.
Indiana applies modified comparative fault — recovery is barred if you are more than 50% at fault. Otherwise, damages are reduced by your fault percentage.
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Indiana has a 2-year deadline. Evidence disappears in days.
2 years
Two years from the date of injury under Ind. Code § 34-11-2-4.
Modified comparative negligence (51% bar)
Indiana applies modified comparative fault — recovery is barred if you are more than 50% at fault. Otherwise, damages are reduced by your fault percentage.
Maximum recovery
Indiana Tort Claims Act caps recovery against governmental entities at $700,000 per claimant. No general cap in private cases.
Pre-suit notice
Tort claim notice to political subdivisions required within 180 days; against the State, within 270 days, under Ind. Code § 34-13-3-8 to -10.
Ind. Code § 34-11-2-4
Cite this statute when documenting your claim. Your attorney will work from this authority.
State practice
Indiana sits at the 'Crossroads of America' with heavy freight on I-65, I-70, I-69, and I-80/90. Commercial vehicle inspection records are routinely obtained.
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