Bowen v. Eli Lilly & Co.

Decided August 6, 1990. Herbert P. Wilkins wrote the opinion for the court.

557 N.E.2d 739 · Cited 243 times

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• Hendrickson v. Sears · 310 N.E.2d 131
• Franklin v. Albert · 411 N.E.2d 458
• Friedman v. Jablonski · 358 N.E.2d 994
• White v. Peabody Construction Co., Inc. · 434 N.E.2d 1015
• Hoffman v. Howmedica, Inc. · 364 N.E.2d 1215
• Malapanis v. Shirazi · 487 N.E.2d 533

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