Where are Indiana car accident lawsuits filed?
Indiana car and motorcycle accident victims often want to know where their case will be filed if a settlement is not reached with the other driver's insurance company. Most motor vehicle accident cases are filed in state courts. The few cases filed in federal courts either involve a federal law which has been allegedly violated or the parties are from different states and the case value exceeds $75,000.
When cases are filed in state court, as the majority are, each state has different rules regarding what county the case can be filed in. In Indiana, the Indiana Trial Rules, adopted by the Indiana Supreme Court, sets forth what counties are the appropriate venue, or location, for cases to be filed. While the rules have several subparts and exceptions always exist, Indiana accident victims must generally file their cases in either the county where the accident occurred or the county where the defendant lives. The decision of which county to choose, if they are different, is left to the injury victim and his attorney filing the case.
