By Robert I. Feinberg | Published July 14, 2015 | Posted in Personal Injury, Wrongful Death | Leave a comment
Wrongful death claims in Massachusetts are based on Chapter 229, Section 2 of the Massachusetts General Laws statute. In this blog, I will discuss the most important details of this statute. The claim is brought by a personal representative of the decedent, referred to as an administrator/administratrix or executor/executrix.
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