Matsuyama v. Birnbaum

Decided July 23, 2008. Margaret H. Marshall wrote the opinion for the court.

452 Mass. 1 · Cited 76 times

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• Jorgenson v. Vener · 2000 SD 87
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• McMackin v. Johnson County Healthcare Center · 2003 WY 91
• Hamil v. Bashline · 392 A.2d 1280
• Roberts v. Ohio Permanente Medical Group, Inc. · 76 Ohio St. 3d 483
• Cahoon v. Cummings · 734 N.E.2d 535
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• DeBurkarte v. Louvar · 393 N.W.2d 131
• Delaney v. Cade · 873 P.2d 175
• Alexander v. Scheid · 726 N.E.2d 272
• Fennell v. Southern Maryland Hospital Center, Inc. · 580 A.2d 206
• Mead v. Adrian · 670 N.W.2d 174
• Johnson v. Summers · 577 N.E.2d 301
• Wright v. Clement · 287 Mass. 175
• Thompson v. Sun City Community Hospital, Inc. · 688 P.2d 605
• Wollen v. DePaul Health Center · 828 S.W.2d 681
• Aasheim v. Humberger · 695 P.2d 824
• Joshi v. Providence Health System of Oregon Corp. · 149 P.3d 1164
• O'CONNOR v. Raymark Industries, Inc. · 518 N.E.2d 510
• Bradford v. Baystate Medical Center · 415 Mass. 202
• McMackin v. Johnson County Healthcare Center · 2004 WY 44
• Cahalane v. Poust · 132 N.E.2d 660

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