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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 14 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Branch v. Willis-Knighton Medical Center.

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1 Branch v. Willis-Knighton Medical Center Anchor
la · 1994
green “superimposed upon the discovery rule, however, is an overall limitation upon the discovery rule's operation to a period of three years from the date of the alleged act, omission or neglect.” 5
2 Boutte v. Jefferson Parish Hosp. Serv.
la · 2000
green “the contra non valentem type of exception to prescription embodied in the discovery rule is expressly made inapplicable after three years from the alleged injury causing act, omission or neglect.” 5
3 Taylor v. Giddens
la · 1993
green “likely to hinder the patient's inclination to sue.” 4

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