Instant Soup Burns Lawsuit in Massachusetts

Statute of Limitations

Massachusetts has a 3-year statute of limitations for personal injury and product liability claims (M.G.L. c. 260, § 2A). For minor victims, M.G.L. c. 260, § 7 tolls the SOL during minority — child has until age 21 (18 + 3 years) to file independently. Massachusetts has a 6-year statute of repose (M.G.L. c. 260, § 2B) for improvement to real property but no separate product repose — favorable for plaintiffs.

3 years from date of burn (tolled until age 18 for minor victims; no product liability statute of repose)