Personal injury lawyer help in Hendricks County, Indiana

Hendricks County, Indiana includes 10 named communities, the largest being Plainfield, Brownsburg, Avon. Whether an accident happened on a county road, in a small town or in one of the larger communities, the same Indiana rules apply: a 2-year filing deadline for most injury claims, modified comparative negligence (51% bar), and lawsuits filed in the Hendricks County Superior Court. This page is the county-wide guide, with links to a page for each community.

You describe what happened anywhere in Hendricks County using the free claim review form, and your request may be shared with participating attorneys or legal services partners who handle that type of matter in Indiana. Submitting a request does not hire an attorney, and everything below is general legal information, not legal advice about your specific situation.

From 2020 through 2024, federal crash records list 60 fatal crashes in Hendricks County, in which 65 people died. The roads with the most were US-40 with 6 fatal crashes, US-36 with 5 and State Route 75 with 3.

The yearly count was 11 in 2020, 11 in 2021, 15 in 2022, 11 in 2023 and 12 in 2024; 32% of the crashes happened after dark. 8 involved a pedestrian, cyclist or other person outside a vehicle, and 20 happened at or near an intersection.

Fatal crashes are the most serious outcome on these roads; many more crashes cause injuries without a death. Whatever the severity, the police crash report, photos of the scene and prompt medical records are the starting evidence for a claim.

Communities in the county with the most fatal crashes coded to them:

• Plainfield, IN10 fatal crashes · 12 deaths, 2020-2024
• Avon, IN8 fatal crashes · 8 deaths, 2020-2024
• Brownsburg, IN6 fatal crashes · 7 deaths, 2020-2024
• Danville, IN4 fatal crashes · 5 deaths, 2020-2024

Each community below has its own guide with the local court, insurance rules and every type of injury claim.

• Plainfield, INpop. 30,590
• Brownsburg, INpop. 24,996
• Avon, INpop. 16,451
• Danville, INpop. 9,614
• Pittsboro, INpop. 3,205

Smaller communities in Hendricks County include Amo, Clayton, Lizton, North Salem, Stilesville. Residents of these areas follow the same Indiana rules, use the same Hendricks County Superior Court, and can request a free claim review from anywhere in the county.

Indiana generally gives an injured person two years from the date of injury to file a personal injury lawsuit (Ind. Code § 34-11-2-4); medical malpractice is different (two years). Wrongful death claims follow their own deadline, which can differ from the one above. Claims against a city, county, school district or state agency follow separate and often much shorter deadlines. Once the deadline passes, the Hendricks County Superior Court will dismiss the case regardless of how clear the fault was, so the practical rule in Hendricks County is to get legal advice early.

Indiana follows modified comparative negligence (51% bar). In plain terms, you can recover as long as you were not more than 50% at fault, and your award is reduced by your share of fault. Insurance adjusters apply this rule from the first phone call, which is why the way an accident is described and documented in the days after it happens in Hendricks County has a direct effect on what a claim is worth.

After a crash in Hendricks County, the at-fault driver's liability insurance is the primary source of compensation. Indiana requires drivers to carry only 25/50/25 in coverage (thousands of dollars for bodily injury per person, per accident, and property damage), which serious injuries quickly exhaust. Underinsured motorist coverage on your own policy and claims against additional responsible parties often make the difference in Hendricks County cases.

Lawsuits arising from accidents in Hendricks County are typically filed in the Hendricks County Superior Court, the trial court of general jurisdiction for Hendricks County, although cases can sometimes be filed where the defendant resides or does business, and claims against out-of-state trucking companies or manufacturers may end up in federal court. Most claims settle before trial, but the credible ability to try a case in Hendricks County is what moves insurers to pay fair value.

Employees injured on the job in Hendricks County are generally covered by Indiana workers' compensation, administered through the Indiana Worker's Compensation Board. Report the injury to your employer immediately — that notice deadline is short and missing it can end the claim before it starts — then file the formal claim within two years. Workers' compensation does not pay for pain and suffering, so when a third party such as a subcontractor, driver or equipment manufacturer caused the injury, a separate personal injury claim is often worth pursuing alongside it.

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See the Indiana personal injury guide for every county in the state.