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Statute of Limitations
Louisiana personal injury SOL (prescriptive period): 1 year from date of knowledge of injury (La. Civ. Code art. 3492). Minor tolling: prescriptive period suspended until 1 year after minor turns 18 — child's claim expires at age 19 (La. Civ. Code art. 3468). Wrongful death: 1 year from date of death (La. Civ. Code art. 2315.2). CRITICAL: Louisiana's 1-year SOL for adults and wrongful death claims is the shortest in the US. Contact a NEC attorney today. Louisiana follows comparative fault (no bar — pure). Louisiana Products Liability Act (LPLA) exclusively governs product claims.
Age 19 for surviving minor's personal injury claim; 1 year from death for wrongful death — MOST URGENT STATE
Exposure in Louisiana
Source: La. Civ. Code art. 3492
Source: March of Dimes, 2024
Source: March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card 2024