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Medical malpractice harms thousands of Louisiana patients every year — through misdiagnosis, surgical errors, medication mistakes, and hospital negligence. Lafayette and Acadiana are served by Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center — Acadiana's only Level II Trauma Center — and Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, which serves as the regional center for stroke care and complex surgical needs. When these institutions fail their patients, the consequences can be life-altering. Louisiana's mandatory medical review panel process adds time and complexity that makes early legal action essential. TopDog fights to get you every dollar you deserve.
Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center and Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center serve the communities where our clients live. We know these facilities, the standards they are held to, and how to hold them accountable when they fall short. Those failures cause real damage to Lafayette families and we fight to get injured people the care and money they deserve.
Hospitals and their insurers across Lafayette Parish use Louisiana's mandatory medical review panel process and the tight 1-year prescriptive period as procedural tools to protect themselves. We are ready to leverage the justice system in Lafayette Parish courts to fight back. You were already failed once. That will not happen again.
IMPORTANT LOUISIANA LEGAL INFORMATION — MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
Prescriptive Period: 1 year from the date of the malpractice OR 1 year from the date of discovery — whichever comes first. Hard absolute deadline: 3 years from the date of the malpractice act regardless of discovery (La. Rev. Stat. § 9:5628). NOTE: The 2024 Act 423 extension to 2 years does NOT apply to medical malpractice — the medical malpractice prescriptive period under RS 9:5628 governs and is not affected by that change.
Mandatory Medical Review Panel (Critical): Before filing a malpractice lawsuit in Louisiana, you must submit your claim to a Medical Review Panel under La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1231.1 et seq. The panel is composed of healthcare providers who review the evidence and issue a non-binding opinion. The prescriptive period is suspended while the panel is pending. This process typically takes 12-24 months and must be initiated well before the deadline.
Damage Cap: Total recovery is capped at $500,000 (exclusive of future medical care). Future medical costs above this amount are paid by the Louisiana Patient's Compensation Fund and are not subject to the cap.
Expert Testimony: Expert medical testimony establishing the standard of care and breach is required.
This is a brief summary of commonly applied laws in the jurisdiction. There are often different laws that apply to different circumstances. Once you hire TopDog, your attorney will advise you on the applicable laws.
Hospital insurers in Louisiana use the mandatory medical review panel and the 1-year prescriptive period as procedural barriers. Louisiana caps total damages at $500,000 in malpractice cases, with future medical costs above $100,000 paid by the Patient's Compensation Fund. TopDog Law and its co-counsel fight for the full recovery allowed under Louisiana law.
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Get medical attention and document everything — your health comes first. Keep records of every doctor visit, every bill, every day you missed work or could not do what you normally do.
Do not talk to insurance without us. They may use delay and denial tactics from the moment you pick up the phone. Anything you say can be used to reduce what you are owed. Let TopDog handle them.
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In Louisiana you have only 1 year from the act or discovery for medical malpractice — and the medical review panel process must be initiated within that window. Call us now.
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