U.S. Court of Appeals / First Circuit

Ruiz v. Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp.

Decided July 30, 2007. Kermit Victor Lipez wrote the opinion for the court.

496 F.3d 1 · Cited 365 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Johnson v. Zerbst · 304 U.S. 458
Leardi v. Brown · 474 N.E.2d 1094
Ruiz v. Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp. · 447 F. Supp. 2d 23
PMP Associates, Inc. v. Globe Newspaper Co. · 321 N.E.2d 915
Franklin v. Albert · 411 N.E.2d 458
Beeler v. Downey · 442 N.E.2d 19
Blanchette v. School Committee of Westwood · 427 Mass. 176
Champigny v. Commonwealth · 422 Mass. 249
Insurance Rating Board v. Commissioner of Insurance · 248 N.E.2d 500
Schubach v. Household Finance Corp. · 376 N.E.2d 140
Attorney General v. INDUS. NATIONAL BANK OF RI · 404 N.E.2d 1215
Aspinall v. Philip Morris Companies, Inc. · 442 Mass. 381
Hershenow v. Enterprise Rent-A-Car Co. · 445 Mass. 790
Roberts v. Enterprise Rent-A-Car Co. · 438 Mass. 187

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