Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, § 44 (2026)

Civil remedies; limitations

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Section 44. If any person violates the provisions of this chapter, the attorney general or a district attorney may bring a civil action, either in lieu of or in addition to a criminal prosecution, and recover three times the amount of damages sustained including the costs of investigation and litigation. No action shall be brought under this section more than six years after it accrues.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 2000–2011 · leading case: Massachusetts v. Mylan Labs., 608 F. Supp. 2d 127 (D. Mass. 2008).

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Massachusetts v. Mylan Labs., 608 F. Supp. 2d 127 (D. Mass. 2008). “The fraud claims are subject to a three-year statute of limitations. Mass.”

Massachusetts v. Schering-Plough Corp., 779 F. Supp. 2d 224 (D. Mass. 2011). “The Massachusetts Medicaid False Claims Act, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, § 44, was enacted in 1993 and provides for treble damages.”

Dunlea ex rel. Est. of Sullivan v. Dep't of Pub. Welfare/Div. of Med. Assistance, 12 Mass. L. Rptr. 315 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2000). “118, §44 G.L.c. 118E, §44 authorizes the Attorney General or a district attorney to bring a civil action against any person who violates the provisions of G.”

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