The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Whitney Kauffeld.
DIGEST
SB 103 Original 2022 Regular Session Foil
Present law provides for the time limitations for filing a legal malpractice claim.
Proposed law retains present law and provides an additional burden on the plaintiff to prove by a
preponderance of evidence: (1) that the representation by the attorney would have concluded in a
collectable monetary award amount and (2) the value of that collectable award amount had the
attorney not committed the alleged malpractice.
Effective August 1, 2022.
(Amends R.S. 9:5605(A))