State Court of Appeals / Mass. App. Ct.

USM Corp. v. Arthur D. Little Systems, Inc.

Decided November 27, 1989. Edith W. Fine wrote the opinion for the court.

546 N.E.2d 888 · Cited 164 times

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Zapatha v. Dairy Mart, Inc. · 408 N.E.2d 1370
Kerrigan v. City of Boston · 278 N.E.2d 387
Yerid v. Mason · 170 N.E.2d 718
Fargo MacHine & Tool Co. v. Kearney & Trecker Corp. · 428 F. Supp. 364
McMahon v. Monarch Life Insurance · 186 N.E.2d 827
Chatlos Systems, Inc. v. National Cash Register Corp. · 479 F. Supp. 738
Computerized Radiological Services, Inc. v. Syntex Corp. · 595 F. Supp. 1495
Harris v. Delco Products, Inc. · 305 Mass. 362
Triangle Underwriters, Inc. v. Honeywell, Inc. · 457 F. Supp. 765
Jaskey Finance and Leasing v. Display Data Corp. · 564 F. Supp. 160
Teitelbaum v. Hallmark Cards Inc. · 520 N.E.2d 1333
Glassman Const. Co., Inc. v. Maryland City Plaza, Inc. · 371 F. Supp. 1154
Bruffey Contracting Co., Inc. v. Burroughs Corp. · 522 F. Supp. 769

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