Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 60C (2026)

Malpractice complaints; ad damnum prohibited

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Section 60C. No writ or complaint for malpractice, error or mistake against a provider of health care shall contain an ad damnum or monetary amount claimed against such defendant.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1980–2010 · leading case: Amanda Elliott v. R. Michael Cobb, 320 S.W.3d 246 (Tenn. 2010).

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Amanda Elliott v. R. Michael Cobb, 320 S.W.3d 246 (Tenn. 2010). · cites it 2× “24, § 2901 (2000) (providing that “[n]o dollar amount or figure shall be included in the demand in any malpractice complaint”); Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 231, § 60C (West 2000) (barring ad damnum clauses in medical malpractice complaints); N.”

Darviris v. Petros, 442 Mass. 274 (Mass. 2004). “231, § 60B; prohibits plaintiffs from including claims for specific monetary amounts in their complaints, G. L. c. 231, § 60C; shortens the statute of limitations period for minors, G.”

Robert L. Sullivan, D.D.S., P.C. v. Birmingham, 416 N.E.2d 528 (Mass. App. Ct. 1981). “While the mere filing of a complaint constitutes a form of publication, that act can hardly be deemed unnecessary and unreasonable.”

Flagg v. Scott, 397 N.E.2d 1300 (Mass. App. Ct. 1980). “d by a new finding and decision to the effect that the portions of the plaintiff’s offer of proof which are referred to in this opinion, if properly substantiated, are sufficient to raise a legitimate question of liability appropriate for judicial inquiry; the allegations as to…”

Margolis v. McCarthy, 2000 Mass. App. Div. 12 (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 2000). “359, 362-363 (1981) (statement of ad damnum in medical malpractice complaints was pertinent despite the statutory prohibition of G.L.c. 231, §60C and thus privileged), quoting from Aborn v.”

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