Sec. 4. A punitive damage award may not be more than the greater of:
(1) three (3) times the amount of compensatory damages awarded in the action; or
(2) fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).
Ind. Code § 34-51-3-4
Maximum award of damages
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Stroud v. Lints (2002)
Most recently applied in McCarthy v. Fuller (December 2015)
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.47.
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Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.