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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, § 5 (2026)

Civil actions to recover money for commonwealth

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Section 5. All civil actions to recover money for the commonwealth may be brought in the name of the commonwealth by the attorney general or by a district attorney.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1932–2021 · leading case: in Re Xerox Corp. & Xerox State Healthcare, LLC F/K/A Acs State Healthcare, Llc, 555 S.W.3d 518 (Tex. 2018).
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in Re Xerox Corp. & Xerox State Healthcare, LLC F/K/A Acs State Healthcare, Llc, 555 S.W.3d 518 (Tex. 2018). “§§ 8-101 to -111; Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, §§ 5 -5 o ; Mich.”
United States Ex Rel. Foster v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 587 F. Supp. 2d 805 (E.D. Tex. 2008). “; and the Massachusetts False Claims Law, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, §§ 5 et seq. These state FCAs are textually similar and substantively the same as the federal FCA.”
United States Ex Rel. Rost v. Pfizer Inc., 446 F. Supp. 2d 6 (D. Mass. 2006). “; Massachusetts False Claims Law, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, §§ 5 et seq.; Nevada False Claims Act, Nev.”
Commonwealth v. Porter, 971 N.E.2d 291 (Mass. 2012). “15 See G. L. c. 12, § 5. 4. Attribution of spousal assets to the defendant.”
Madden v. Madden, 181 N.E. 771 (Mass. 1932). “The statute, however, does not purport to create any special method of procedure for collecting such claims, except as it designates the officer in whose name the “action” is to be *422 brought (compare G. L. c. 12, § 5), and makes certain statements prima facie evidence of…”
Commonwealth v. Fico, 971 N.E.2d 275 (Mass. 2012). “at 733-734, citing G. L. c. 12, § 5. What we stated in Porter, supra at 735-736, governs here with regard to the attribution of Barberio’s assets and income to the defendant insofar as the defendant’s constitutional challenge is concerned.”
Christine Martino-Fleming v. South Bay Mental Health Centers (D. Mass. 2021). “, and the Massachusetts False Claims Act, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, §§ 5 et seq. The parties have filed cross- motions for summary judgment.”
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