Hernia Mesh (Davol/C.R. Bard) Statistics in New Orleans
~9,000
Annual Hernia Repairs (New Orleans Metro)
1 year from discovery (LA)
URGENT: Prescription Period
$110,000–$175,000
Avg. Mesh Settlement (LA)
Courts in New Orleans, Louisiana
Orleans Parish Civil District Court — Division
421 Loyola Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112
U.S. District Court — E.D. Louisiana (New Orleans)
500 Poydras St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Hospitals & Trauma Centers in New Orleans
Tulane Medical Center — Department of Surgery
1415 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112
University Medical Center New Orleans — General Surgery & Trauma
2000 Canal St, New Orleans, LA 70112
Liability Considerations in New Orleans
Hernia Mesh Litigation in New Orleans (URGENT: 1-Year Prescription)
Louisiana applies a 1-year liberative prescription period for personal injury delictual actions under La. Civ. Code art. 3492 — the shortest in the U.S. New Orleans claimants who have recently received a mesh complication diagnosis must consult a hernia mesh attorney without delay. Louisiana's discovery rule (contra non valentem doctrine) may toll the prescription period, but the 1-year baseline from discovery is extremely restrictive. E.D. Louisiana New Orleans Division is the originating federal venue before MDL 2846 transfer to Columbus, Ohio.