Legal Question in Personal Injury in Massachusetts

It is difficult to follow but an attorney does not have the obligation to file suit on your behalf unless he agrees to be retained by you and unless you have hired him on an hourly basis, you have a contingent fee agreement in writing. So you or may not have a claim against the attorney who did not file suit before the CT statute ran. I have had several similar cases one of which went to MA Supreme Court, another that was decided in Federal Court. I could provide you with the legal citations and you could read those decisions but I am not sure you would understand completely unless you went to law school and took conflict of law course. It seems you have now hired another attorney but are shopping for other advice on the internet and probably accepting advice in church, the bar, the supermarket. If you trust you new attorney you might not be asking around. You need to understand that you cannot simply decide which statute of limitation you want to have apply, there are legal rules involved. If you want to hire an attorney for advice by the hour you could probably get clearer answers. I would think for $250 or $500 you could find a knowledgeable attorney who would be willing ask the correct questions and give you advice and help you to understand your rights. Best luck. Regards, JBS