Below is a list of causes of action and their corresponding statute of limitations.
Cause of Action | Statute |
Assault and battery: 3 years | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 4 |
Contract: 3, 4, 6, or 20 years | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, §§ 1(1), 2, 2A; Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 106, § 2-725 |
False imprisonment: 3 years | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 4 |
Fraud: 3 years | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 2A |
Legal malpractice: 3 years | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 4 |
Libel: 3 years | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 4 |
Medical malpractice: 3 years | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 4 |
Personal injury: 3 years | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 2A; Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 106, § 2-318 |
Product liability: 3 years | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 2A; Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 106, § 2-318 |
Property damage: 3 years | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, §§ 2A, 4; Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 106, § 2-318 |
Slander: 3 years | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 4 |
Trespass: 3 years | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 2A |
Wrongful death: 3 years | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 229, § 2 |
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