Another reason that victims of alcohol or drug related accidents should seek competent legal counsel and file a civil
action against the defendant instead of hoping for criminal restitution is that the standard of proof required to win an Indiana personal injury lawsuit is less than what a prosecutor must prove to convict a defendant on criminal charges.
In future class
action claims
against nationwide corporate
defendants, it appears that the U.S. Supreme Court is generally requiring piecemeal litigation in each state where a plaintiff was injured,
instead of allowing for a single consolidated class
action in a single state court lawsuit.