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Automatic Consumer Protection Act Liability For Breaches of Warranty – Is the Landscape Changing?

oneildev 2018-03-09T21:44:24+00:00 December 27th, 2017|Categories: Erin K. Higgins, Peter John Veysey|

It has long been an axiom of Massachusetts product liability law that a manufacturer or seller of a product that is found by a judge or jury to be defective is automatically exposed to liability under Massachusetts’ consumer protection statute, General Laws c. 93A. Such liability means an award of

Statutes of Limitation in Wrongful Death Cases: Is There Any Limit?

oneildev 2018-03-09T21:42:31+00:00 December 27th, 2017|Categories: Henry H. Tran, Thomas E. Peisch|

Most manufacturers and sellers of products understand that there are time limits on the ability of users of their products to sue for personal injuries. In Massachusetts, that limit is usually three years, with exceptions not relevant here. What is less well-known is that Massachusetts is even more generous than

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Automatic Consumer Protection Act Liability For Breaches of Warranty – Is the Landscape Changing?

Statutes of Limitation in Wrongful Death Cases: Is There Any Limit?