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

• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• 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.
• eligible project: means a project for housing infrastructure. See Indiana Code 5-1.2-15.5-2
• firearm: means any weapon:

  Indiana Code 34-12-3-1

• fund: refers to the residential housing infrastructure assistance revolving fund established by section 9 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 5-1.2-15.5-3
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• 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.
• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• person: means a human being, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, unincorporated association, or governmental entity. See Indiana Code 34-12-3-2
• 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.
• program: refers to the residential housing infrastructure assistance program established by section 8 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 5-1.2-15.5-5
• public infrastructure: means any of the following infrastructure that is or will be owned, maintained, or provided by a political subdivision:

  Indiana Code 5-1.2-15.5-6

• residential housing: means single family or multifamily housing for rent or sale. See Indiana Code 5-1.2-15.5-7
• 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.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.