Consumer Class Actions: 7. Class Actions Under the Massachusetts Tort Claims Act
The Massachusetts Tort Claims Act (MTCA) establishes the procedures for asserting tort claims against public employees and municipalities. Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 258, § 2. Specifically, the MTCA establishes that public employers “shall be liable for injury or loss of property or personal injury or death caused by the negligent or wrongful acts or omissions of any public employee while acting within the scope of his office or employment.” Id. Class actions can be brought against public employers under the MTCA. Magliacane v. Gardner, 483 Mass.