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Suboxone lawsuit: who can file and what happens next in Louisiana

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01 · Your filing deadline

What is the deadline in Louisiana?

Louisiana's general injury deadline (prescriptive period) is 2 years for injuries after July 1, 2024 and 1 year for earlier injuries (La. Civ. Code art. 3493.1, enacted by Acts 2024, No. 423, which replaced the 1-year period of former art. 3492 for injuries after that date). Louisiana's contra non valentem doctrine can affect when the period starts. Whether that time has passed depends on your facts, so don't rule yourself out. A lawyer can confirm yours.

2 years for injuries after July 1, 2024; 1 year for earlier injuries (La. Civ. Code art. 3493.1). Whether that time has passed depends on your facts, so don't rule yourself out. A lawyer can tell you.

A lawyer can tell you.

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.

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A lawyer can check which filing rules apply to your circumstances.

02 · Where cases are heard

Where would my case be heard?

Louisiana's general injury deadline (prescriptive period) is 2 years for injuries after July 1, 2024 and 1 year for earlier injuries (La. Civ. Code art. 3493.1; Acts 2024, No. 423). Louisiana's discovery rule (contra non valentem) can delay when the period starts, and some lawyers argue the January 2022 FDA communication bears on that. Whether that time has passed depends on your facts, so don't rule yourself out. A lawyer can tell you.

Medical facilities in Louisiana

  • LSU Health New Orleans School of Dentistry

How this works nationally

For the overall process and updates, read the Suboxone lawsuit: who can file and what happens next overview. This page covers the local information available for Louisiana.

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