MA S1188

Establishes a 10-year statute of limitations for civil actions involving torture, genocide, war crimes, extrajudicial killings, crimes against humanity, human trafficking, and property takings that violate international law

Amends human trafficking civil action timeline to 10 years from when the victim was freed, or 10 years after a child victim turns 18

Defines "crimes against humanity" to include murder, extermination, enslavement, forcible population transfer, arbitrary detention, rape, sexual slavery, enforced disappearance, and persecution on political, racial, religious, or gender grounds when part of a systematic attack on civilians

Allows prevailing plaintiffs to recover reasonable attorneys' fees, costs, and expert witness expenses

Applies retroactively, preventing dismissal of cases that previously failed to meet earlier statute of limitations deadlines