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LA HB450
Bill
Status
Passed
5/28/2025
Primary Sponsor
Michael Melerine
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AI Summary
- Prohibits courts from presuming that an illness, injury, or condition was caused by the incident in question simply because the plaintiff had no prior history of that condition
- Applies to personal injury claims but excludes workers' compensation cases
- Explicitly overrules the Louisiana Supreme Court decision Housley v. Cerise (1991), which had established that lack of prior symptoms could support an inference of causation
- Applies prospectively only to causes of action arising after the effective date
- Becomes effective upon signature by the governor or upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
Legislative Description
Provides relative to evidentiary presumptions in personal injury claims
EVIDENCE
Last Action
Effective date: 05/28/2025.
5/28/2025
Committee Referrals
Judiciary A4/30/2025
Civil Law and Procedure4/4/2025
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