Massachusetts Law

Massachusetts Personal Injury Statute of Limitations: 2026 Window, PIP Tort Threshold + MTCA Notice, and Common Pitfalls

Massachusetts' general personal-injury statute of limitations is three years under M.G.L. c.260 s.4. The traps: a two-year MTCA presentment to the public employer under M.G.L. c.258 s.4, a modified 51% comparative-fault bar under M.G.L. c.231 s.85, and the PIP tort threshold under M.G.L. c.231 s.6D that gates pain-and-suffering recovery in auto cases.