Indiana Code Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure § 34-9-3-4

Sec. 4. (a) This section applies when a person:

(b) The personal representative of the decedent who was injured may maintain an action against the wrongdoer to recover all damages resulting before the date of death from those injuries that the decedent would have been entitled to recover had the decedent lived.  The damages inure to the exclusive benefit of the decedent's estate.