Question: Can a property owner testify as to the value of their property? Answer: Yes, the owner of property can be shown to be competent to testify as to its value. See below. In order for any witnes...

Question: Can you ask leading question at trial in the State of Indiana? Answer: Yes, but there is discretion by the trial court, see below. It is in the sound discretion of the trial court permit the...

Question: What is “Notice Pleading”? Answer: When you file your complaint against defendant, plaintiff merely has to give enough facts in the complaint that would put a reasonable person on notice...

Question: Can an attorney do a demonstration and/or experiment in court in front of the jury? Answer: Yes, if the demonstration and/or experiment aids, but does not confuse, the jury. Experiments and ...

Question: When you enter someone’s property, do the courts treat you differently based upon why you entered the property in determining what duty was owed to you? Answer: Yes. In Indiana, the st...

Question: In the State of Indiana, when does a manufacturer have a duty to warn of the potential dangers associated with its product?Answer: Indiana’s Product Liability Act governs all actions t...

Question: What does it mean when we refer to someone as an “egg shell thin” plaintiff?Answer: It means that plaintiff has a pre-existing medical condition which even if it was unknown to t...

Question: Do you get “sentimental value” for the loss of personal property (like your grandfather’s gift of his car to you) due to the negligence of another person?Answer: Usually No...

Question: Can towns/cities interpret their ordinances to say whatever they want them to say? Answer: If the ordinance is clear and unambiguous on its face, the towns/cities must give the ordinances th...

Question: What is “Indiana Recreational Use Statute (IRUS)”? Answer: It is an Indiana statute that protects landowners from personal injury claims when the landowner opens their property t...