Nursing Home Negligence or Abuse
Statute of Limitations Mass. Ann. Laws Ch. 260 §2-A
- Three years from when the injury was discovered, or reasonably should have been discovered.
Damages Cap Mass. Ann. Laws Ch. 231 §60H
- Non-economic damages are capped at $500,000. Exceptions apply where loss of bodily function or disfigurement is involved.
Medical Malpractice
Statute of Limitations
- Three years from when the injury was discovered, or reasonably should have been discovered. A seven year statute of repose is applicable. Mass. Ann. Laws Ch. 260 §4
Damages Cap Mass. Ann. Laws Ch. 231 §60H
- Non-economic damages are capped at $500,000. Exceptions apply where loss of bodily function or disfigurement is involved.
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Wrongful Death
Statute of Limitations Mass. Ann. Laws Ch. 229 §2
- Three years from when the injury was discovered, or reasonably should have been discovered.
Damages Cap Mass. Ann. Laws Ch. 229 §2
- No caps, but minimum of $5,000 in punitive damages awarded if “the decedent’s death was caused by the malicious, willful, wanton or reckless conduct of the defendant or by the gross negligence of the defendant.”
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