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Last reviewed against primary sources: June 11, 2026
Statute of Limitations
Louisiana Civil Code article 3492 provides a 1-year prescriptive period (equivalent to statute of limitations) for delictual actions, including product liability claims. The discovery rule applies — prescription does not run as long as the plaintiff does not know and could not reasonably discover the harm. Louisiana has no statute of repose for products liability. Louisiana follows a pure comparative fault system — recovery is never completely barred but reduced proportionally by fault.
1 year from discovery — act immediately; no statute of repose
Exposure in Louisiana
Source: La. Civ. Code art. 3492
Source: Louisiana products liability case law
Source: Louisiana Workforce Commission