Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Lawyer Resources

Massachusetts Bar Association Lawyer Referral & Information Service
Boston, MA
(866)627-7577
(617)654-0400
(617)338-0585 (TTY)
Statewide

National Lawyer Guild LRS
Boston, Massachusetts
(617)227-7008
Suffolk, Middlesex, Norfolk and Essex Counties

Boston Bar Association LRS
Boston, MA
(617)742-0625
(800)552-7046 (Eastern MA only)
Suffolk, Norfolk, Middlesex, Essex, Plymouth, Bristol, Worcester Counties
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Middlesex County Bar Association LRS
Cambridge, MA
(617)494-4150
Middlesex County

Bristol County Bar Association
New Bedford, MA
(508)990-1303
(800)647-5151 (In state only)
Bristol County

Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Lawyers

DLA Piper Rudnick Gary Cary US LLP
One International Place
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Tel: (617) 406-6000, Fax: (617) 406-6100

&L Goodbody
One Post Office Square,
22nd. Floor,
Boston,. Massachusetts, USA
Tel: 1 617 338 3640, Fax: 1 617 338 2880

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§260.4. 3 years from injury and no more than 7 years, unless foreign object discovered.

§231.60D. Minors: before age 6 until age 9, no longer than 7 years from injury.

§231.60H. $500,000 limit for non-economic damages, some exceptions released from limitations.

§231.60B. Mandatory submission of claims to medical malpractice court tribunal, decision admissible at trial.

Joint and Several Liability	Expert Witnesses	Massachusetts Malpractice Attorney Fees	Patient Compensation or Stabilization Fund
No separation of joint and several liability.	No provisions.	§231.601. Sliding scale, not to exceed 40% of first $150,000; 33.33% of next $150,000; 30% of next $200,000 and 25% of award over $500,000.	None provided.