Dartt v. Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.

Decided February 26, 1998. Margaret H. Marshall wrote the opinion for the court.

427 Mass. 1 · Cited 135 times

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• Blare v. Husky Injection Molding Systems Boston, Inc. · 419 Mass. 437
• Tate v. Department of Mental Health · 419 Mass. 356
• McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · 411 U.S. 792
• Matthews v. Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. · 426 Mass. 122
• Beal v. Board of Selectmen · 419 Mass. 535
• Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine · 450 U.S. 248
• Wheelock College v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination · 355 N.E.2d 309
• Cimino v. Milford Keg, Inc. · 431 N.E.2d 920
• Bain v. City of Springfield · 424 Mass. 758
• Bronstein v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America · 459 N.E.2d 772
• Cox v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. · 607 N.E.2d 1035
• Brunner v. Stone & Webster Engineering Corp. · 603 N.E.2d 206
• White v. University of Massachusetts at Boston · 574 N.E.2d 356
• Braverman v. Penobscot Shoe Co. · 859 F. Supp. 596
• Gray v. Commissioner of Revenue · 422 Mass. 666
• Conway v. Boston Edison Co. · 745 F. Supp. 773
• Whalen v. Nynex Information Resources Co. · 419 Mass. 792
• Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Board · 397 Mass. 734
• Pryor v. Holiday Inns, Inc. · 517 N.E.2d 472
• Tuttle v. McGeeney · 181 N.E.2d 655

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