Blackstone v. Cashman

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• explaining that the plaintiff must prove that the defendant’s interference, “in addition to being intentional, was improper in motive or means”
• recognizing cause of action for intentional interference with a prospective contractual relation as described in Restatement (Second) of Torts § 766B (1979) 11
• affirming that “the actual malice standard [is] the correct standard to apply when an unlawful interference claim is asserted by an employee against an official of the employer”
• setting aside verdict where we could not say “that the jury’s answer to the special question implied a finding” of required element
• explaining that “actual malice” is a “higher standard” than “improper means”
• defining the tort, in the employment context, as interference with \a present or prospective contract or employment relationship\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

108 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Psy-Ed Corporation v. KLEIN HIRSCH
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2011-05-12· cited 152×
• Corporate Technologies, Inc. v. Harnett
  First Circuit· 2013-09-23· cited 138×
• Bennett v. Saint-Gobain Corp.
  First Circuit· 2007-11-02· cited 130×
• Masingill v. EMC Corp.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2007-07-20· cited 104×
• Sindi v. El-Moslimany
  First Circuit· 2018-07-11· cited 96×
• Weiler v. PortfolioScope, Inc.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-07-11· cited 90×
• Rando v. Leonard
  First Circuit· 2016-06-17· cited 87×
• Pierce v. Cotuit Fire District
  First Circuit· 2014-01-28· cited 77×
• DiFiore v. American Airlines, Inc.
  First Circuit· 2011-05-20· cited 69×
• Shervin v. Partners Healthcare System, Inc.
  First Circuit· 2015-10-09· cited 64×
• FAMM Steel, Inc. v. Sovereign Bank
  First Circuit· 2009-06-12· cited 53×
• Evans v. Lorillard Tobacco Co.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-06-11· cited 53×
• Hamann v. Carpenter
  First Circuit· 2019-09-05· cited 46×
• Conformis, Inc. v. Aetna, Inc.
  First Circuit· 2023-01-23· cited 41×
• Gruhlke v. Sioux Empire Federal Credit Union, Inc.
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 2008-09-10· cited 40×
• Doe v. Amherst College
  D. Massachusetts· 2017-02-28· cited 40×
• O'DONNELL v. Boggs
  First Circuit· 2010-07-08· cited 37×
• Barrows v. Wareham Fire District
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2012-10-12· cited 36×
• Global Investors Agent Corp. v. National Fire Insurance
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2010-05-28· cited 35×
• McArdle v. Town of Dracut/Dracut Public Schools
  First Circuit· 2013-10-09· cited 32×

Cites

25 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Demoulas v. Demoulas Super Markets, Inc.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-03-13· cited 394×
• United Truck Leasing Corp. v. Geltman
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-03-07· cited 304×
• G.S. Enterprises, Inc. v. Falmouth Marine, Inc.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-05-23· cited 257×
• Gram v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-12-09· cited 249×
• King v. Driscoll
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-08-11· cited 196×
• Wright v. Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-04-16· cited 189×
• Harrison v. NetCentric Corp.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-03-14· cited 183×
• Spiegel v. Beacon Participations, Inc.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1937-06-10· cited 169×
• Abramian v. President & Fellows of Harvard College
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-07-14· cited 168×
• Draghetti v. Chmielewski
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-01-26· cited 136×
• Boothby v. Texon, Inc.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-03-04· cited 108×
• Owen v. Williams
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1948-02-04· cited 107×
• Steranko v. Inforex, Inc.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1977-04-29· cited 104×
• Weber v. Community Teamwork, Inc.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-08-13· cited 100×
• Shea v. Emmanuel College
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-08-18· cited 91×
• Sereni v. Star Sportswear Manufacturing Corp.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1987-07-07· cited 82×
• Gram v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-03-06· cited 67×
• S. Solomont & Sons Trust, Inc. v. New England Theatres Operating Corp.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1950-06-07· cited 55×
• Chervin v. Travelers Insurance
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2006-12-26· cited 53×
• Shafir v. Steele
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-05-08· cited 48×