Ruffino v. State Street Bank and Trust Co.

Decided November 29, 1995. Nancy Gertner wrote the opinion for the court.

908 F. Supp. 1019 · Cited 81 times

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• Charland v. Muzi Motors, Inc. · 631 N.E.2d 555
• Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine · 450 U.S. 248
• Gram v. Liberty Mutual Insurance · 429 N.E.2d 21
• Lynn Teachers Union, Local 1037 v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination · 549 N.E.2d 97
• McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · 411 U.S. 792
• Boothby v. Texon, Inc. · 608 N.E.2d 1028
• Anzalone v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority · 526 N.E.2d 246
• Bowman v. Heller · 420 Mass. 517
• Maturo v. National Graphics, Inc. · 722 F. Supp. 916
• United Truck Leasing Corp. v. Geltman · 551 N.E.2d 20
• College-Town, Division of Interco, Inc. v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination · 508 N.E.2d 587
• Wright v. Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children · 589 N.E.2d 1241
• O'CONNELL v. Chasdi · 511 N.E.2d 349
• Christo v. Edward G. Boyle Ins. Agency, Inc. · 525 N.E.2d 643
• Fortune v. National Cash Register Co. · 364 N.E.2d 1251
• Blare v. Husky Injection Molding Systems Boston, Inc. · 419 Mass. 437
• Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co. · 824 F. Supp. 847
• Kourouvacilis v. General Motors Corp. · 575 N.E.2d 734
• Flesner v. Technical Communications Corp. · 575 N.E.2d 1107
• Agis v. Howard Johnson Co. · 355 N.E.2d 315
• Madsen v. Erwin · 481 N.E.2d 1160
• Foley v. Polaroid Corp. · 508 N.E.2d 72
• Rosenberg v. Town of North Bergen · 293 A.2d 662
• Klein v. Catalano · 437 N.E.2d 514
• King v. Driscoll · 638 N.E.2d 488

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