{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-93-42e","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93, § 42E","heading":"Trade secrets; statute of limitations","body":"Section 42E. An action for misappropriation must be brought within 3 years after the misappropriation is discovered or by the exercise of reasonable diligence should have been discovered. For the purposes of sections 42 to 42G, inclusive, a continuing disclosure or use constitutes a single claim.","path":["Part I","Title XV","Chapter 93"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXV/Chapter93/Section42E","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:21:56Z","sha256":"9d288f843d84ed9d912c9e6ebdf5a431b928db2c33de84186eae8e82995cba57","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-93-42d","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-93-42f"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}