Diaz v. Eli Lilly & Co.

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that either spouse may assert consortium claim arising from negligent injury to other spouse
• recognizing a right of recovery for negligent deprivation of consortium of either spouse
• recognizing loss of consortium claims and overruling 1909 case that disallowed such claims
• a claim for loss of consortium arises “from the personal injury of the other spouse caused by the negligence of a third person”
• the claim for loss of consortium involves the “loss of companionship and affection, of sexual enjoyment and the prospects of [parenthood]”
• “a [spouse’s] claim for loss of consortium . . . arise[s] from personal injury of the other spouse caused by negligence of a third person”

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Cited by

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

• Agis v. Howard Johnson Co.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-10-01· cited 535×
• Payton v. Abbott Labs
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-06-22· cited 399×
• Whitinsville Plaza, Inc. v. Kotseas
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-05-15· cited 371×
• Rodriguez v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.
  California Supreme Court· 1974-08-21· cited 260×
• Hopson v. St. Mary's Hospital
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1979-01-23· cited 250×
• Ferriter v. Daniel O'Connell's Sons, Inc.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-09-09· cited 249×
• Whittlesey v. Miller
  Texas Supreme Court· 1978-10-11· cited 223×
• Sena v. Commonwealth
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-03-10· cited 223×
• Borer v. American Airlines, Inc.
  California Supreme Court· 1977-05-06· cited 198×
• American Export Lines, Inc. v. Alvez
  Supreme Court· 1980-05-12· cited 193×
• Norwest v. Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1982-10-05· cited 170×
• Olsen v. Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-02-15· cited 130×
• Feltch v. General Rental Co.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-05-08· cited 122×
• Mouradian v. General Electric Co.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1987-02-24· cited 116×
• Hay v. Medical Center Hosp. of Vermont
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 1985-04-26· cited 111×
• LaClair v. Silberline Manufacturing Co., Inc.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-08-21· cited 111×
• DoCanto v. Ametek, Inc.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-05-20· cited 108×
• Johnson Controls, Inc. v. Bowes
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-08-05· cited 108×
• Weitl v. Moes
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1981-10-21· cited 106×
• Xuncax v. Gramajo
  D. Massachusetts· 1995-04-12· cited 102×

Cites

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

• Mounsey v. Ellard
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1973-06-06· cited 335×
• Hitaffer v. Argonne Co., Inc
  D.C. Circuit· 1950-10-16· cited 206×
• Gaudette v. Webb
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1972-06-05· cited 152×
• Brune v. Belinkoff
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1968-04-03· cited 127×
• Smither and Company, Inc. v. Franciska T. Coles
  D.C. Circuit· 1957-06-10· cited 126×
• Morash & Sons, Inc. v. Commonwealth
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1973-05-14· cited 119×
• Peter Igneri and Theresa Igneri v. Cie. De Transports Oceaniques
  Second Circuit· 1963-09-18· cited 105×
• George v. Jordan Marsh Company
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1971-04-12· cited 95×
• Moran v. Quality Aluminum Casting Co.
  Wisconsin Supreme Court· 1967-04-28· cited 90×
• Feneff v. Boston & Maine Railroad
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1907-12-04· cited 72×
• Thibeault v. Poole
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1933-06-29· cited 71×
• Keyes v. Construction Service, Inc.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1960-04-04· cited 65×
• Gildea v. Ellershaw
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1973-07-09· cited 65×
• Deshotel v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.
  California Supreme Court· 1958-07-31· cited 64×
• Gearing v. Berkson
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1916-03-01· cited 62×
• Neuberg v. Bobowicz
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1960-06-30· cited 54×
• Bigaouette v. Paulet
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1883-01-03· cited 50×
• Rodgers v. Boynton
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1943-12-28· cited 46×
• Knowles v. Gilchrist Co.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1972-11-28· cited 40×
• Hey v. Prime
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1908-02-28· cited 40×

Other cases named Diaz v. Eli Lilly & Co.

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Diaz v. Eli Lilly & Co.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1982-09-20· cited 8×