Louisiana Social Media Youth Addiction Claims
Louisiana Filing Framework
- General personal injury SOL: 1 year
- Accrual model: discovery
- State bar: Louisiana Bar
Louisiana has a 1-year prescriptive period for delictual actions, including product liability. This is among the shortest deadlines in the country. The discovery rule (contra non valentem) may delay the start of the period until discovery of the injury and its cause.
Parents and guardians should gather medical, behavioral, school, and treatment records tied to social media use and injury timeline.