Taygeta Corp. v. Varian Associates, Inc.

Decided March 7, 2002. Francis X. Spina wrote the opinion for the court.

436 Mass. 217 · Cited 87 times

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• Mohr v. Commonwealth · 421 Mass. 147
• Church v. General Electric Co. · 138 F. Supp. 2d 169
• Attorney General v. Bailey · 436 N.E.2d 139
• Morash & Sons, Inc. v. Commonwealth · 296 N.E.2d 461
• Weaver v. Commonwealth · 438 N.E.2d 831
• Pineo v. White · 320 Mass. 487
• Walker Drug Co., Inc. v. La Sal Oil Co. · 972 P.2d 1238
• Commonwealth v. One 1987 Mercury Cougar Automobile · 600 N.E.2d 571
• Riley v. DAVISON CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. · 409 N.E.2d 1279
• Doe v. New Bedford Housing Authority · 630 N.E.2d 248
• Joseph A. Fortin Construction, Inc. v. Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency · 466 N.E.2d 514
• Lindsay v. Romano · 427 Mass. 771
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• One Wheeler Road Associates v. Foxboro Co. · 843 F. Supp. 792
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