Indiana Code 34-50-1-2. Time of offer
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 34-50-1-2
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
Sec. 2. A qualified settlement offer may be made at any time after a complaint has been filed in a civil action, but may not be made less than thirty (30) days before a trial of the action.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-44.6-5.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.46.