Ind. Code § 32-25-8.5-15
Settlement of claim through negotiation, mediation, or arbitration; legal proceedings; recovery of costs
As added by P.L.141-2015, SEC.5.
- (a) This section applies if a claim is settled through negotiation, mediation, or arbitration.
- (b) The settlement of the claim must be documented in a written agreement signed by each of the parties.
- (c) If a party fails to abide by the settlement agreement signed under subsection (b), the other party may begin legal proceedings without again complying with this chapter.
(d) If a party who begins legal proceedings under subsection (c) prevails in those legal proceedings, the party is entitled to recover from the other party:
- (1) court costs;
- (2) attorney's fees; and
- (3) all other reasonable costs incurred in enforcing the settlement agreement.
As added by P.L.141-2015, SEC.5.