Sec. 1. (a) This chapter governs any action based on fault that is brought to recover damages for injury or death to a person or harm to property, except as provided in subsection (b).

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 34-51-2-1

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
     (b) This chapter does not apply to an action:

(1) brought against a qualified health care provider under IC 16-9.5 (before its repeal), IC 27-12 (before its repeal), or IC 34-18 for medical malpractice; or

(2) that accrued before January 1, 1985.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-33-1 part.]

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

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