Cottam v. CVS Pharmacy

Decided March 14, 2002. Judith Cathy Arnold Cowin wrote the opinion for the court.

436 Mass. 316 · Cited 113 times

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• Frye v. Medicare-Glaser Corp. · 605 N.E.2d 557
• McKee v. American Home Products Corp. · 782 P.2d 1045
• Davis v. Westwood Group · 420 Mass. 739
• Coyle v. Richardson-Merrell, Inc. · 584 A.2d 1383
• MacDonald v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp. · 475 N.E.2d 65
• Thorson v. Mandell · 525 N.E.2d 375
• Morgan v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. · 30 S.W.3d 455
• Baker v. Arbor Drugs, Inc · 544 N.W.2d 727
• Morea v. Cosco, Inc. · 422 Mass. 601
• Anthony's Pier Four, Inc. v. HBC ASSOCIATES · 583 N.E.2d 806
• Mullins v. Pine Manor College · 449 N.E.2d 331
• O'Sullivan v. Shaw · 431 Mass. 201
• Dinsky v. Town of Framingham · 438 N.E.2d 51
• Harlow v. Chin · 545 N.E.2d 602
• Wolfe v. Ford Motor Co. · 376 N.E.2d 143
• H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co. · 345 N.E.2d 683
• Walker v. Jack Eckerd Corp. · 434 S.E.2d 63
• Clark v. Rowe · 428 Mass. 339
• Batiste v. American Home Products Corp. · 231 S.E.2d 269
• Adkins v. Mong · 425 N.W.2d 151
• Horner v. Spalitto · 1 S.W.3d 519
• Stebbins v. Concord Wrigley Drugs, Inc · 416 N.W.2d 381
• Nichols v. Central Merchandise, Inc. · 817 P.2d 1131
• Pysz v. Henry's Drug Store · 457 So. 2d 561
• Ferguson v. Williams · 399 S.E.2d 389

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• Phillips v. Medtronic, Inc. · 754 F. Supp. 2d 211
• Medina v. Hochberg · 465 Mass. 102
• Hardin v. PDX, Inc. · 227 Cal. App. 4th 159
• Slater v. Hoffman-La Roche Inc. · 771 F. Supp. 2d 524
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• Allberry v. Parkmor Drug, Inc. · 834 N.E.2d 199
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• Commonwealth v. McCowen · 458 Mass. 461
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