Rafferty v. Merck & Co., Inc.

Decided March 16, 2018. Ralph D. Gants wrote the opinion for the court.

92 N.E.3d 1205 · Cited 62 times

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• Mitchell v. Sky Climber, Inc. · 487 N.E.2d 1374
• Jupin v. Kask · 447 Mass. 141
• Cottam v. CVS Pharmacy · 436 Mass. 316
• Schofield v. Merrill · 435 N.E.2d 339
• Theresa Huck v. Wyeth, Inc. D/B/A Wyeth Schwarz Pharma, Inc. and Pliva, Inc. · 850 N.W.2d 353
• Mathers v. Midland-Ross Corp. · 532 N.E.2d 46
• MacDonald v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp. · 475 N.E.2d 65
• Remy v. MacDonald · 440 Mass. 675
• Sandler v. Commonwealth · 419 Mass. 334
• Boyd v. National Railroad Passenger Corp. · 446 Mass. 540
• Escola v. Coca Cola Bottling Co. · 24 Cal. 2d 453
• Payton v. Abbott Labs · 437 N.E.2d 171
• Stone v. Essex County Newspapers, Inc. · 330 N.E.2d 161
• Linkage Corp. v. Trustees of Boston University · 425 Mass. 1
• Dinsky v. Town of Framingham · 438 N.E.2d 51
• Sharon v. City of Newton · 437 Mass. 99
• Maillet v. ATF-Davidson Co. · 552 N.E.2d 95
• Manning v. Nobile · 582 N.E.2d 942
• Conte v. Wyeth, Inc. · 168 Cal. App. 4th 89
• Gauvin v. Clark · 537 N.E.2d 94
• Nycal Corp. v. KPMG Peat Marwick LLP · 426 Mass. 491
• H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co. · 345 N.E.2d 683
• Cremins v. Clancy · 612 N.E.2d 1183
• Luoni v. Berube · 431 Mass. 729
• Lamare v. Basbanes · 636 N.E.2d 218

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