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§9:5629. Uninsured motorist insurance claims

RS 9:5629 – Uninsured motorist insurance claims Actions for the recovery of damages sustained in motor vehicle accidents brought pursuant to uninsured motorist provisions in motor vehicle insurance policies are prescribed by two years reckoning from the date of the accident in which the damage was sustained. Added by Acts 1977, No. 444, §1, eff. […]

§9:5630. Actions by unrecognized successor against third persons

RS 9:5630 – Actions by unrecognized successor against third persons A. An action by a person who is a successor of a deceased person, and who has not been recognized as such in the judgment of possession rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction, to assert an interest in an immovable formerly owned by the […]

§9:5631. Minors, interdicts, and posthumous children

RS 9:5631 – Minors, interdicts, and posthumous children The prescription herein provided shall accrue against all persons including minors, interdicts, and posthumous children. Added by Acts 1981, No. 721, §1.

§9:5624. Actions for damages to property damaged for public purposes

RS 9:5624 – Actions for damages to property damaged for public purposes When private property is damaged for public purposes any and all actions for such damages are prescribed by the prescription of two years, which shall begin to run after the completion and acceptance of the public works. Added by Acts 1950, No. 421, […]

§9:5625. Violation of zoning restriction, building restriction, or subdivision regulation

RS 9:5625 – Violation of zoning restriction, building restriction, or subdivision regulation A.(1) All actions civil or criminal, created by statute, ordinance, or otherwise, except those actions created for the purpose of amortization of nonconforming signs and billboards enacted in conformity with the provisions of R.S. 33:4722, which may be brought by parishes, municipalities, or […]

§9:5627. Building encroaching on public way

RS 9:5627 – Building encroaching on public way A. A building that merely encroaches on a public way without preventing its use and which cannot be removed without causing substantial damage to its owner shall be permitted to remain. If it is demolished from any cause the owner shall be bound to restore to the […]

§9:5628. Actions for medical malpractice

RS 9:5628 – Actions for medical malpractice A. No action for damages for injury or death against any physician, chiropractor, nurse, licensed midwife practitioner, dentist, psychologist, optometrist, hospital or nursing home duly licensed under the laws of this state, or community blood center or tissue bank as defined in R.S. 40:1231.1(A), whether based upon tort, […]

§9:5628.1. Actions for liability from the use of blood or tissue

RS 9:5628.1 – Actions for liability from the use of blood or tissue A. No action for damages against any healthcare provider as defined in this Section, whether based upon negligence, products liability, strict liability, tort, breach of contract, or otherwise, arising out of the use of blood or tissue as defined in this Section […]