Melia v. Zenhire, Inc.

Decided May 8, 2012. Robert J. Cordy wrote the opinion for the court.

462 Mass. 164 · Cited 78 times

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• Arakelian v. Omnicare, Inc. · 735 F. Supp. 2d 22
• Cooney v. Osgood Machinery, Inc. · 81 N.Y.2d 66
• Dixon v. Perry & Slesnick, P.C. · 75 Mass. App. Ct. 271
• Jacobson v. Mailboxes Etc. U.S.A., Inc. · 419 Mass. 572
• Taylor v. Lotus Development Corp. · 906 F. Supp. 290
• Matter of Allstate Ins. Co.(stolarz-Njm) · 81 N.Y.2d 219
• Brooke Group Ltd. v. JCH Syndicate 488 · 663 N.E.2d 635
• American Mutual Liability Insurance v. Commissioner of Labor & Industries · 163 N.E.2d 19
• Joulé, Inc. v. Simmons · 459 Mass. 88
• Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co. · 313 U.S. 487
• Babcock v. Jackson · 12 N.Y.2d 473
• Loucks v. . Standard Oil Co. · 120 N.E. 198
• Bushkin Associates, Inc. v. Raytheon Co. · 473 N.E.2d 662
• Schaer v. Brandeis University · 432 Mass. 474
• Padula v. Lilarn Properties Corp. · 644 N.E.2d 1001
• Ginther v. Commissioner of Insurance · 427 Mass. 319
• Karlin v. IVF America, Inc. · 712 N.E.2d 662
• Wiedmann v. Bradford Group, Inc. · 444 Mass. 698
• Boston Police Patrolmen's Ass'n v. City of Boston · 435 Mass. 718
• Standerwick v. Zoning Board of Appeals · 447 Mass. 20
• Salvas v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. · 452 Mass. 337
• Wimsatt v. Beverly Hills Weight Loss Clinics International, Inc. · 32 Cal. App. 4th 1511
• Knieriemen v. Bache Halsey Stuart Shields Inc. · 74 A.D.2d 290
• Beacon Hill Civic Ass'n v. Ristorante Toscano, Inc. · 422 Mass. 318
• Okerman v. VA Software Corp. · 69 Mass. App. Ct. 771

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