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Bard PowerPort claims: who can file and what to do in Louisiana

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01 · Your filing deadline

What is the deadline in Louisiana?

Louisiana's prescriptive period (equivalent to SOL) for personal injury and products liability claims is 2 years for injuries after July 1, 2024 and 1 year for earlier injuries (La. Civ. Code art. 3493.1). Louisiana's discovery rule — 'contra non valentem' — tolls prescription in cases where the plaintiff could not have known about the injury and its cause. Louisiana uses modified comparative fault (no recovery at 51% or more fault) for injuries on or after January 1, 2026, and pure comparative fault for earlier injuries (La. Civ. Code art. 2323). A lawyer can confirm yours.

2 years for injuries after July 1, 2024; 1 year for earlier injuries; contra non valentem can delay when it starts (La. Civ. Code art. 3493.1). Whether that time has passed depends on your facts, so don't rule yourself out. A lawyer can tell you.

Louisiana has no absolute prescriptive statute of repose equivalent to other states' statutes of repose. The Eastern District of Louisiana (New Orleans) is the primary federal venue.

Deadlines vary; a lawyer can confirm yours. An older diagnosis or a past filing window does not, by itself, establish whether you have a claim.

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A lawyer can check which filing rules apply to your circumstances.

02 · Where cases are heard

Where would my case be heard?

Louisiana's prescriptive period for personal injury claims is 2 years for injuries after July 1, 2024 and 1 year for earlier injuries (La. Civ. Code art. 3493.1). Louisiana's legal system is based on civil law (not common law) and uses different terminology: 'prescription' instead of 'statute of limitations.' Tulane University and LSU Health Sciences Center are major oncology programs in New Orleans.

Medical facilities in Louisiana

  • Tulane Cancer Center

  • University Medical Center New Orleans — LCMC Health Cancer Care

How this works nationally

For the overall process and updates, read the Bard PowerPort claims: who can file and what to do overview. This page covers the local information available for Louisiana.

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