Massachusetts Top Court Says Statute Of Repose Bars Asbestos Cases

Mealey's (March 4, 2019, 1:34 PM EST) -- BOSTON — The state Legislature provided an unequivocal six-year statute of repose applicable to asbestos claims, and the Legislature must address any resulting unfairness, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held March 1 in answering a certified question (June Stearns, et al. v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., et al., No. SJC-12544, Mass. Sup. Jud.)....