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SJC Raises Jurisdictional Threshold for Civil Actions for Money Damages Filed in the Superior Court and District Court Departments of the Trial Court
McGowan & Associates Team

CHANGES COMING ON JANUARY 1, 2020 With respect to claims for money damages, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) agreed by way of a July 17, 2019 Order to implement a change (increase) in the amount-in-controversy requirement for civil cases in Massachusetts, which has not been changed in Massachusetts since 1986. For Superior Court actions,…

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