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Supporters urge repeal of charitable immunity cap, calling $20,000 limit unfair
Summary
Lawyers and advocates told the Joint Committee on the Judiciary that Massachusetts’ charitable immunity cap (GL c.231, §85K) leaves seriously injured plaintiffs undercompensated and shifts costs to taxpayers; they urged repeal of the $20,000 non‑malpractice cap under H.1723 / S.1193.
The Joint Committee on the Judiciary received testimony in support of H.1723 / S.1193 to eliminate Massachusetts’ charitable immunity cap, a statutory limit that petitioners described as anachronistic and unfair to seriously injured victims.
Representative (speaker) framed the problem with an example contrasting compensation available from a private company to that afforded following injury by a charitable institution. He said wealthy nonprofits (for example,…
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