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Massachusetts Wrongful Death: A Northern Virginia Family’s Guide
A Northern Virginia family's guide to wrongful death claims in Massachusetts. I walk readers through the Massachusetts Wrongful Death Statute at M.G.L. c. 229 Section 2 (with its distinctive $5,000 statutory minimum punitive damages provision), the survival framework under c. 229 Section 6, the medmal noneconomic damages cap at c. 231 Section 60H with the catastrophic injury carve-outs, the c. 231 Section 60B medmal tribunal screening requirement, the 3-year wrongful death SOL under c. 260 Section 4, the 51-percent modified comparative fault bar under c. 231 Section 85, the Massachusetts Tort Claims Act under c. 258 with $100,000 cap and 2-year presentment, and how NoVA-to-Massachusetts travel ties produce cross-jurisdictional cases.
