This case presents the question whether the service, pursuant to Superior Court Rule 9A, of a motion to amend a complaint to add additional parties, "commences" the action against those parties for purposes of the statute of repose. G. L. c. 260, § 4.
On January 5, 2001, the plaintiffs commenced this medical malpractice action against Lowell General Hospital (hospital), arising out of an incident that occurred on January 9...
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