Louisiana § RS 37:123 - Failure of review panel to carry out its duties

Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 37:123 — Failure of review panel to carry out its duties, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ RS 37:123. Failure of review panel to carry out its duties

If the panel after a good faith effort has been unable to carry out its duties by the end of the one-hundred-eighty-day period, as provided in R.S. 37:119, either party or the society, after exhausting all remedies available to them under this Part, may petition the appropriate court of competent jurisdiction for an order to show cause why the panel should not be dissolved and the panelists relieved of their duties.  The order shall be mailed by the clerk of court of the parish having jurisdiction to the claimant or his attorney and to the defendant or his attorney by certified mail within five days of its issuance.

Acts 1997, No. 747, §1.

Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section RS 37:123 ("Failure of review panel to carry out its duties") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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