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Hernia mesh 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 Civil Code article 3493.1 provides a prescriptive period (equivalent to statute of limitations) for delictual actions, including product liability claims, of 2 years for injuries after July 1, 2024 and 1 year for earlier injuries. 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. A lawyer can confirm yours.
2 years for injuries after July 1, 2024; 1 year for earlier injuries (La. Civ. Code art. 3493.1); no statute of repose. Whether that time has passed depends on your facts, so don't rule yourself out. A lawyer can tell you.
Louisiana uses modified comparative fault for injuries on or after January 1, 2026: a person found 51% or more at fault recovers nothing, and a smaller share of fault reduces the award by that percentage (La. Civ. Code art. 2323, as amended by Acts 2025, No. 15). Earlier injuries fall under the old pure comparative fault rule, which reduces but never bars recovery.
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.
02 · Where cases are heard
Where would my case be heard?
Louisiana's prescriptive period (statute of limitations) for delictual actions including product liability is 2 years for injuries after July 1, 2024 and 1 year for earlier injuries (La. Civ. Code art. 3493.1). Louisiana has no statute of repose. 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). Whether that time has passed depends on your facts, so don't rule yourself out.
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For the overall process and updates, read the Hernia mesh claims: who can file and what to do overview. This page covers the local information available for Louisiana.
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