Indiana Code 24-12-11-5. Discovery; required notice
(1) a party other than the plaintiff; or
Terms Used In Indiana Code 24-12-11-5
- Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(b) In a civil proceeding in which a plaintiff enters into a commercial litigation financing agreement that is directly or indirectly financed by a foreign person, the plaintiff or the plaintiff’s attorney shall provide to:
(1) each of the other parties in the civil proceeding; and
(2) each insurer that has a duty to defend another party in the civil proceeding;
written notice that the plaintiff has entered into a commercial litigation financing agreement.
(c) A plaintiff or the plaintiff’s attorney shall provide the written notice required by subsection (b) within a reasonable time after the date on which the commercial litigation financing agreement was executed.
As added by P.L.140-2024, SEC.2.