Somers v. Converged Access, Inc.

Decided August 21, 2009. Ralph D. Gants wrote the opinion for the court.

454 Mass. 582 · Cited 87 times

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• Knight v. Avon Products, Inc. · 438 Mass. 413
• Sullivan v. Liberty Mutual Insurance · 444 Mass. 34
• Blare v. Husky Injection Molding Systems Boston, Inc. · 419 Mass. 437
• Wynn & Wynn, P.C. v. Massachusetts Commission against Discrimination · 431 Mass. 655
• Swift v. AutoZone, Inc. · 441 Mass. 443
• Mullally v. Waste Management of Massachusetts, Inc. · 452 Mass. 526
• McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · 411 U.S. 792
• LaLonde v. Eissner · 539 N.E.2d 538
• Wheelock College v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination · 355 N.E.2d 309
• Matthews v. Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. · 426 Mass. 122
• Abramian v. President & Fellows of Harvard College · 432 Mass. 107
• Wiedmann v. Bradford Group, Inc. · 444 Mass. 698
• Epstein v. Boston Housing Authority · 317 Mass. 297
• Mmoe v. Commonwealth · 473 N.E.2d 169
• Athol Daily News v. Board of Review of the Division of Employment & Training · 439 Mass. 171
• Freyermuth v. Lutfy · 382 N.E.2d 1059
• SHOPPERS'WORLD v. Board of Assessors of Framingham · 203 N.E.2d 811
• Goodrow v. Lane Bryant, Inc. · 432 Mass. 165
• Chervin v. Travelers Insurance · 448 Mass. 95
• D'CAMERA v. District of Columbia · 722 F. Supp. 799
• DiBenedetto v. Commonwealth · 497 N.E.2d 266
• Silva v. Director of the Division of Employment Security · 398 Mass. 609

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• Chambers v. RDI Logistics, Inc. · 476 Mass. 95
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• Depianti v. Jan-Pro Franchising International, Inc. · 465 Mass. 607
• Monell v. Boston Pads, LLC · 471 Mass. 566

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