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Louisiana: rules and deadlines at a glance
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Small claims limits · Claim deadlines · Car insurance by state · Final paycheck rules · Debt time limits · Shared fault rules · Lemon law rules · Corporate tax rates
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| Product liability | 2 years |
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| Property damage | 2 years (incidents on or after July 1, 2024) |
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| Dollar limit | $5,000 |
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| Filing fee | $35 per defendant (city court); varies (justice of the peace) |
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| Lawyers | Not required |
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| Acknowledge | 14 days to start adjusting (30 days for catastrophic losses) |
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| Accept or deny | Written offer within 30 days of proof of loss |
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| Pay | 30 days (60 residential / 90 commercial for catastrophic losses) |
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| Minimum liability | $15,000 / $30,000 / $25,000 |
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| Fault system | At-fault (the driver who caused it pays) |
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| Shared-fault rule | Modified comparative: barred at 51% fault or more |
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| If you are fired | Next payday or within 15 days, whichever is first |
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| If you quit | Same |
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| Credit cards / open accounts | 3 years |
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| Written contracts | 3 years |
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| Promissory notes | 5 years |
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| Rule | Modified comparative negligence (51% bar) |
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| When you are barred | Barred if you are 51% or more at fault |
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| Repair attempts or days | 4 attempts or 30 calendar days |
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| Coverage period | Warranty or 1 year, whichever first |
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| Top rate | 5.5% |
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| Structure | Flat |
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