Commonwealth v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.

By St. 1986, c. 336, the “asbestos revival statute,” the Legislature established special time periods during which the Commonwealth and its subdivisions could bring an action, otherwise time-barred, to recover the cost of asbestos removal from public buildings.2 We are asked to decide whether that statute also revives claims against installers of asbestos, against whom an action would otherwise be time-barred by G. L. c. 260, § 2B, a “statute of repose” relating to construction projects. The installers (see note 1, supra) moved successfully in the Superior Court for summary judgment. The…