SB0037: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning civil procedure.
Page last updated: Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM (America/Indianapolis).
General Information
- Stage: Introduced Senate Bill (S)
- Current Chamber: senate
- Origin Chamber: senate
- Description: Torts involving commercial trucking industry.
Legislators
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Actions (2 total)
- Jan 8, 2025, 6:49 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Jan 8, 2025, 6:49 AM: Authored by Senator Glick
Digest
Creates a procedure to bifurcate a trial of a civil action filed against the operator of a commercial motor vehicle and the employer of the operator or the owner of the commercial motor vehicle involved in a motor vehicle accident. Allows a defendant to file a motion to bifurcate within a specified period of time. Provides that certain evidence may be presented in the first phase of a bifurcated trial. Allows a plaintiff to pursue punitive damages in the second phase of a bifurcated trial.