Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 34 > Article 12 - Prohibited Causes of Action

• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• Chambers: A judge's office.
• claimant: means an individual or entity who initiates a cause of action alleging loss or damages arising from COVID-19 in a contract, implied contract, quasi-contract, or unjust enrichment claim. See Indiana Code 34-12-5-4
• covered entity: means :

  Indiana Code 34-12-5-5

• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
• firearm: means any weapon:

  Indiana Code 34-12-3-1

• Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
• person: means a human being, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, unincorporated association, or governmental entity. See Indiana Code 34-12-3-2
• Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
• Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.