Question: Can parents be strictly liable for actions of their child? Answer: Yes. As a general rule, the common law does not hold a parent liable for the tortious acts of their minor children. However...

Question: Can parents be held civilly liable for wrongful actions of their child like murder? Answer: Yes. The failure to control, like the other common law exceptions, imposes liability upon the pare...

Question: What is “imputed knowledge”? Answer: Knowledge of agent is imputed to principle. Imputed knowledge is a tenet of agency law, and is based upon an underlying legal fiction of agency—the...

Question: Does Indiana Recognize Wrongful Prolongation of Life? Answer: Because the Health Care Consent Act which provides the necessary protections to patients and their families, Indiana does not. S...

Question: What is the standard for showing dependency by an adult child or next of kin in a wrongful death case in the State of Indiana? Answer: To prove dependency, it must be shown that a need or ne...

Questions: What is an “inter vivos” gift? Can you make a car such a gift if you keep your name on the title of the car? Answers: “Inter vivos” is a Latin term meaning between the living. A pre...

Question: What is marital privilege? Answer: A rule of evidence that prevents a court from requiring a spouse to testify as to confidential marital communications, but does not bar the spouse from tes...

Question: What is a “loss of consortium” claim? Answer: A claim brought by a spouse of an injured person against the wrongdoer that caused the injuries. Traditionally, the husband’s right of...

Question: Who Is Entitled To Get A Copy Of An Indiana Death Certificate? Answer: Indiana’s death record system begins with the death certificate, which contains data used to generate a variety o...

Answer: A nuisance is defined as: whatever is: (1) injurious to health; (2) indecent; (3) offensive to the senses; or (4) an obstruction to the free use of property; so as essentially to interfere wit...