Posted On: December 14, 2011
PPI Rating Admissible at Personal Injury Trial
In Carter, the Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a damages award, ruling that permanent partial impairment (PPI) normally used in worker's compensation cases is acceptable medical evidence for quantifying the level of a person's impairment in a civil injury action. The court concluded the admission of the PPI rating was relevant and aided the jury to determine whether and to what extent the plaintiff was permanently injured. Estate of Carter v. Szymczak, 951 N.E.2d 1 (Ind. Ct. App. 2011).
