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Statute of Limitations
Louisiana: 1 year prescriptive period for personal injury (La. Civ. Code art. 3492). Discovery rule (contra non valentem doctrine) applies — prescription begins when the plaintiff discovers or should have discovered the injury and its cause. Louisiana's short prescriptive period requires prompt action.
1 year from discovery of injury (prescriptive period)
Where to File in Louisiana
Louisiana gabapentin cases may be filed in the Eastern District (New Orleans), Middle District (Baton Rouge), or Western District (Shreveport, Lafayette). Orleans Parish Civil District Court handles complex pharmaceutical litigation. Louisiana's civil law system applies the Louisiana Products Liability Act (LPLA, La. R.S. 9:2800.51 et seq.), which provides specific theories including unreasonably dangerous in construction, design, inadequate warning, and nonconformity to express warranty. The LPLA is the exclusive remedy for product liability claims in Louisiana. The state's 1-year prescriptive period is the shortest filing deadline nationally.
Exposure in Louisiana
Source: IQVIA / LA PDMP data
Source: Louisiana Workforce Commission / CDC occupational health data
Source: Louisiana Products Liability Act, La. R.S. 9:2800.51 et seq.