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Massachusetts Statutes of Limitations
Statutes of limitations are sets of laws that dictate the amount of time people who suffer injury or loss have to take legal action.
Some of the statute of limitations for the state of Massachusetts are listed below:
- Personal Injury: 3 years from date of injury.
- Wrongful Death:3 Years from date of death.
- Product Liability:3 years from date of injury.
- Medical Malpractice: 3 years from date of malpractice.
- Motor Vehicle Hit and Run Actions: 3 years from date of action but not later than 3 years after occurrence of accident.
Massachusetts State Seat Belt Laws: Secondary. A seatbelt is required for passengers older than 12 years in all seats. Please call or email us for a free consultation with an auto accident lawyer near you.
Massachusetts State Helmet Laws: In Massachusetts, all individuals riding or operating a motorcycle must wear a helmet at all times. Please call or email us for a free consultation with a motorcycle accident lawyer near you.
Massachusetts State Lemon Laws:
Massachusetts State Lemon Laws and Federal Warranty Law protect consumers from being stuck with Lemon Cars, Lemon Trucks, and Lemon SUV's .
Repair Attempts: 3 repair attempts or 15 business days out of service.
Coverage Period:1 year or 15,000 miles.
Massachusetts State Dog Bite Laws:
In Massachusetts, a dog owner may liable for damages caused by his/her dog when the dog bites or injures a person, but only if the injured person was not trespassing at the time of the bite or injury. Additionally a dog owner is probably not liable for injuries sustained by a person if that person provoked the dog, causing the dog to attack. Massachusetts law presumes that, when the victim is a child under the age of seven years old, that child was not trespassing or provoking the dog. The burden then shifts to the dog owner to prove that the child was indeed trespassing or provoking the dog.
Local authorities in Massachusetts have the authority to issue orders regarding the control of certain dogs. For example, a local authority may order a particular dog to be restrained. If that dog is ordered to be restrained, but injures a person after the order, the owner will be liable for three times the amount of damages sustained by the victim.
Massachusetts State Auto Insurance Laws:
Massachusetts State Auto Insurance Information
Types of Coverage Required: Bodily Injury and Property Damage Liability, Personal Injury Protection, Uninsured Motorist
Minimum Coverage: 20/40/15
No Fault State? Yes
If you wish to know how the statute of limitations applies to a specific situation, you should verify the statutory time period and its relevance to your situation with a qualified Massachusetts personal injury lawyer.
