LA HB178

Filing an action in a court of competent jurisdiction now interrupts prescription even if venue is improper, with a 7-day suspension period for defendants not served within the prescriptive period when filed in improper venue

Attorneys must exercise reasonable diligence to verify evidence authenticity before offering it to court, and must disclose if evidence was generated by artificial intelligence or altered by any means

Removes trial court authority to designate partial judgments as final and appealable under Article 1915(B), restoring the pre-1997 framework where only specifically enumerated judgments in Article 1915(A) are immediately appealable

Pretrial conferences must now address authenticity and admissibility of exhibits suspected of being AI-generated or falsified, with parties required to raise concerns about deepfakes or manipulated evidence before trial

Service of citation must be requested within 90 days of filing, and default judgment notice requirements are expanded to include proof by mail with return receipt, commercial courier delivery confirmation, or actual delivery documentation