· 8/6/1990
Bowen v. Eli Lilly & Co.
Citations
- 557 N.E.2d 739
- 408 Mass. 204
- 1990 Mass. LEXIS 352
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that a cause of action accrues when the plaintiff has notice of the basic fact that he has been harmed by the defendant's conduct, regardless of an ignorance of the particulars
- holding that a cause of action accrues when the plaintiff has notice of the basic fact that he has been harmed by the defendant's conduct, regardless of an ignorance of the particulars
- noting that the court should look at “a reasonable person in the position of the plaintiff’
- noting that the court should look at “a reasonable person in the position of the plaintiff’
- noting that the court should look at “a reasonable person in the position of the plaintiff’
- stating that “[r]easonable notice that a particular product or a particular act of another person may have been a cause of harm to a plaintiff creates a duty of inquiry”
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Judges: Liacos, Wilkins, Lynch, O'Connor, Greaney
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