Legal Opinion
City of Boston v. Keene Corp.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 14, 1989PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
In this case, the defendants, eighteen named manufacturers of asbestos-containing products, challenge the constitutionality (under various provisions of the Declaration of Rights of the Massachusetts Constitution) of St. 1986, c. 336 (set forth in full below), 3 which (1) establishes a six-year limitations period for “asbestos related corrective actions” brought by the Commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions, and (2) provides a four-year period during which any such action “which would otherwise be barred” may be brought. After deciding that a suitable controversy exists that ought…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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