Prescott v. Higgins

Decided August 20, 2008. Sandra Lea Lynch wrote the opinion for the court.

538 F.3d 32 · Cited 203 times

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• City of New Bedford v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination · 440 Mass. 450
• McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · 411 U.S. 792
• Cuddyer v. Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. · 434 Mass. 521
• Wright v. Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children · 589 N.E.2d 1241
• Shea v. Emmanuel College · 425 Mass. 761
• Boston Police Patrolmen's Ass'n v. City of Boston · 435 Mass. 718
• Dahill v. Police Department · 434 Mass. 233
• American Mutual Liability Insurance v. Commissioner of Labor & Industries · 163 N.E.2d 19

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