Brown v. F.L. Roberts & Co.

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• noting the court “frequently” does not follow the reasoning of federal precedent in interpreting the state civil rights statute (internal quotation marks omitted)
• noting the court “frequently” does not follow the reasoning of federal precedent in interpreting the state civil rights statute (internal quotation marks omitted)
• noting the court “frequently” does not follow the reasoning of federal precedent in interpreting the state civil rights statute (internal quotation marks omitted)
• c. 151B plaintiff not yet entitled to fees where he successfully appealed from summary judgment for employer but on remand faced further proceedings on merits of his claims

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Cited by

11 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Lopez v. Commonwealth
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-11-09· cited 75×
• Linda Pippen, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. State
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2014-07-18· cited 41×
• Yee v. Massachusetts State Police
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-01-29· cited 34×
• Thornton v. Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
  First Circuit· 2025-01-16· cited 25×
• Ferman v. Sturgis Cleaners, Inc.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-02-19· cited 8×
• Amended December 2, 2014 Linda Pippen, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. State
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2014-07-18
• Hartunian v. Arbella Mutual Insurance
  Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div.· 2013-04-17
• Tavares v. Trial Court of the Commonwealth
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2024-03-07
• Massachusetts Gaming Commission v. Landmark American Insurance Company
  Massachusetts Superior Court· 2025-03-05
• Rachelle Jeune v. Umass Memorial Health Care System.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2025-09-29
• Agnitti v. Philip Morris USA Inc.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2026-03-13

Cites

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

• Skidmore v. Swift & Co.
  Supreme Court· 1944-12-04· cited 4,567×
• Buckhannon Board & Care Home, Inc. v. West Virginia Dept. of Health and Human Resources
  Supreme Court· 2001-05-29· cited 3,075×
• General Electric Co. v. Gilbert
  Supreme Court· 1976-12-07· cited 1,138×
• Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hardison
  Supreme Court· 1977-06-16· cited 879×
• Balint v. Carson City
  Ninth Circuit· 1999-06-14· cited 409×
• Daniels v. City of Arlington
  Fifth Circuit· 2001-04-09· cited 388×
• Attorney General v. Bailey
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-06-02· cited 335×
• Fabre v. Walton
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-02-09· cited 290×
• Celio DIAZ, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS, INC., Defendant-Appellee
  Fifth Circuit· 1971-05-10· cited 254×
• Cuddyer v. Stop & Shop Supermarket Co.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-07-12· cited 165×
• Russell v. Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Inc.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-08-08· cited 138×
• Wheatley v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-07-19· cited 132×
• John H. DRAPER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES PIPE AND FOUNDRY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee
  Sixth Circuit· 1976-01-27· cited 119×
• Massachusetts Electric Co. v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-05-04· cited 113×
• Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-05-12· cited 101×
• Symmons v. O'Keeffe
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-01-11· cited 84×
• Hub Associates, Inc. v. Goode
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1970-05-05· cited 74×
• Kentucky Retirement Systems v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  Supreme Court· 2008-06-19· cited 70×
• Lynn L. Weber v. Roadway Express, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 2000-02-14· cited 68×
• Cloutier v. Costco Wholesale Corp.
  First Circuit· 2004-12-01· cited 66×