{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-231-59c","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 59C","heading":"Request of either party","body":"Section 59C. An action pending before the superior court which alleges malpractice, error or mistake against a physician, surgeon, dentist, optometrist, hospital or sanitarium shall, at the request of either party, be advanced by the court so that it may be heard and determined with as little delay as possible.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 231"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter231/Section59C","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:52Z","sha256":"2044506c3f7b314ffd939421f2198d8fbed29d7e83b1de1a46e4ca865e30dc78","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-231-59b","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-231-59d"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}