Legal Question in Personal Injury in Massachusetts
Concealment of VIP Facts in Personal Injury Lawsuit Statute of Limitations
Statute of Limitations Question:
If 1.5 years after a personal injury (crime inside a business) I find out things that were not told to me prior about the business by police or anyone else, including the business that was asked to help with the crime, does that toll the statute of limitations 1.5 years to file? Also after 3 years plus on this same case I find out that the people I reported the crime to, had also all this time concealed vip info as to this case (criminally and/or civil) does this also toll the statute of limitations to file for personal injury under Mass Gen L ch 260 (12)? Yes I have diligently on the case with others trying to get information all these years and these facts were concealed, one finally told to me then the other I found out by accident and it is the real defendants that are involved. If concealment with this can be tolled how long do I have to file this after finding these things out? They were hiding negligence factors, and true defendant factors that would make a huge difference as to jurisdiction.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Concealment of VIP Facts in Personal Injury Lawsuit Statute of Limitations
Retain an attorney as soon as possible so that, if the attorney believes you have grounds to toll the statutue of limitations, it can be shown you acted as soon as the new information became available.
Re: Concealment of VIP Facts in Personal Injury Lawsuit Statute of Limitations
The statute has exceptions. The usual standard is when you would be in reasonable notice that the action accrued. If fraud prevented or impeded your knowledge, then this is something a judge could decide.
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