Limitation issues can be complex legal matters and it is important to take advice from an experienced Louisiana medical malpractice attorney. A medical malpractice action for injury or death must be filed within one year from the date of the alleged act, omission, or neglect, or within one year from the date of discovery of the alleged act, omission, or neglect. In no event may such claims be filed more than three years from the date of the alleged act, omission, or neglect. The Louisiana Supreme Court overruled a lower court holding that the three-year period was unconstitutional.
A wrongful death action must be brought by a Louisiana medical malpractice attorney within one year from the death of the decedent. There is conflict among the appellate courts over whether this applies to wrongful death cases involving medical malpractice.
The limitations period for minors and incompetents is the same as that for competent adults.
If you are the innocent victim of a medical mistake then you may be able to recover compensation. For free advice from a Louisiana medical malpractice attorney without obligation just complete the contact form and a member of The Association of Trial Lawyers of America will telephone you immediately to discuss your compensation claim without further obligation.
Bergstedt & Mount, Magnolia Life Building, Calcasieu
Parish, Lake Charles
Gregory P. DiLeo, 300 Lafayette Street, Orleans Parish, New
Orleans
Davenport, Files & Kelly, L.L.P., 1509 Lamy Lane, Ouachita
Parish, Monroe
McDonald Law Firm, 3715 Canal Street, Orleans Parish, New
Orleans
C. Carlton Folsom, APLC, 416 Travis Street, Caddo Parish, Shreveport
Stamey Law Firm, 502 Front Street, Natchitoches Parish, Natchitoches
J. Van Robichaux, Jr., 1007 West St. Bernard Highway, Orleans
Parish, New Orleans
Curtis & Lambert, 201 Rue Iberville, Suite 300, Lafayette
Parish, Lafayette
Favret, Demarest, Russo & Lutkewitte, 1515 Poydras
Street, Orleans Parish, New Orleans
Gregory G. Elias, 1900 North 18th Street, Suite 602, Ouachita
Parish, Monroe
Rowe Law Firm, 7906 Wrenwood Boulevard, East Baton Rouge
Parish, Baton Rouge
Funderburk & Andrews, 329 St. Ferdinand Street, East Baton
Rouge Parish, Baton Rouge
Taylor, Wellons, Politz 1515 Poydras Street, Orleans Parish,
New Orleans
Bussey & Lauve, LLC, 2025 Jackson Street, P.O. Box 307, Rapides
Parish, Alexandria
Perkins & Associates, L.L.C., 401 Market Street Suite
900, Caddo Parish, Shreveport
Connick and Connick, L.L.C., 2551 Metairie Road, Jefferson
Parish, Metairie
J. Van Robichaux, Jr., 1007 West St. Bernard Highway, Orleans
Parish, New Orleans
Arthur A. Lemann III & Associates, Inc., 938 Lafayette
Street, Orleans Parish, New Orleans
Bergstedt & Mount, Second Floor, Magnolia Life Building,
Calcasieu Parish, Lake Charles
Leger & Mestayer, Ninth Floor, 600 Carondelet Street, Orleans
Parish, New Orleans
Michael J. Samanie, 7836 Park Avenue, Terrebonne Parish, Houma
Leefe, Gibbs, Sullivan, Dupré & Aldous, 3900 North
Causeway Boulevard, Metairie
Jones, Odom, Davis & Politz, 2124 Fairfield Avenue, Caddo
Parish, Shreveport
Allan Berger & Associates, P.L.C., 4173 Canal Street, Orleans
Parish, New Orleans
Smitherman Law Firm, 333 Texas Street, Caddo Parish, Shreveport
Goff and Goff, 612 North Vienna Street, P.O. Box 2050, Lincoln
Parish, Ruston
Bordelon & Shea, 407 Roussell Street, Drawer 2317, Terrebonne
Parish, Houma
Bussey & Lauve, 2025 Jackson Street, Rapides Parish, Alexandria
Glago, Mark P., LLC, 2609 Canal Street, Fifth Floor, Orleans
Parish, New Orleans
