Nicolo v. Philip Morris, Inc.

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Cited by

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

• Burke v. Town of Walpole
  First Circuit· 2005-04-26· cited 148×
• Grisham v. Philip Morris U.S.A., Inc.
  California Supreme Court· 2007-02-15· cited 138×
• Clifford v. Barnhart
  First Circuit· 2006-06-09· cited 102×
• Pooshs v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.
  California Supreme Court· 2011-05-05· cited 82×
• Cigna Insurance v. OY Saunatec, Ltd.
  First Circuit· 2001-02-16· cited 81×
• Soliman v. Philip Morris Incorporated
  Ninth Circuit· 2002-11-22· cited 77×
• Spain v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2003-06-30· cited 60×
• Ropes & Gray LLP v. Jalbert (In Re Engage, Inc.)
  First Circuit· 2008-10-06· cited 54×
• American Home Assurance Co. v. AGM Marine Contractors, Inc.
  First Circuit· 2006-11-08· cited 53×
• Evans v. Lorillard Tobacco Co.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-06-11· cited 53×
• Gomes v. University of Maine System
  D. Maine· 2005-04-08· cited 37×
• McCarthy v. City of Newburyport
  First Circuit· 2007-10-31· cited 32×
• Soliman v. Philip Morris Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 2002-11-22· cited 31×
• Gorfinkle v. U.S. Airways, Inc.
  First Circuit· 2005-12-07· cited 26×
• R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Webb
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2012-04-09· cited 23×
• Brunelle v. Cytec Plastics, Inc.
  D. Maine· 2002-09-30· cited 21×
• Massamont Insurance Agency, Inc. v. Utica Mutual Insurance
  First Circuit· 2007-06-07· cited 20×
• Estate of Alicano Ayala v. Phillip Morris, Inc.
  D. Puerto Rico· 2003-05-15· cited 20×
• Pearl Investments, LLC v. Standard I/O, Inc.
  D. Maine· 2003-04-23· cited 16×
• Roger Edwards, LLC. v. Fiddes & Son, Ltd.
  D. Maine· 2003-02-14· cited 14×

Cites

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

• Salve Regina College v. Russell
  Supreme Court· 1991-03-20· cited 2,415×
• Gerald Griggs-Ryan v. Beulah Smith, Gerald Griggs-Ryan v. Richard Connelly
  First Circuit· 1990-06-08· cited 916×
• Simion Stepanischen v. Merchants Despatch Transportation Corporation
  First Circuit· 1983-12-06· cited 404×
• Laurence B. Greenburg, Etc. v. Puerto Rico Maritime Shipping Authority, Etc.
  First Circuit· 1987-12-23· cited 378×
• Cadle Co. v. Hayes
  First Circuit· 1997-06-26· cited 368×
• Bessie A. Kauffman v. Puerto Rico Telephone Company
  First Circuit· 1988-02-03· cited 216×
• Blannie S. Wilson, Administratrix of the Estate of Henry J. Wilson, Deceased v. Johns-Manville Sales Corporation
  D.C. Circuit· 1982-07-30· cited 169×
• Wilkinson v. Harrington
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1968-06-25· cited 154×
• United States v. Frank P. Bongiorno, United States of America v. Frank P. Bongiorno
  First Circuit· 1997-02-27· cited 152×
• DiPetrillo v. Dow Chemical Co.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1999-04-26· cited 74×
• Anthony v. Abbott Laboratories
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1985-04-03· cited 63×
• Joyce v. A.C. & S., Inc.
  Fourth Circuit· 1986-02-28· cited 45×
• Kelly v. Marcantonio
  First Circuit· 1999-08-06· cited 44×
• James D. Nelson, Jr. v. American National Red Cross, James D. Nelson, Jr., Cross-Appellee v. American National Red Cross
  D.C. Circuit· 1994-06-28· cited 37×
• Plouffe v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1977-05-19· cited 35×
• Lee v. Morin
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1983-12-13· cited 34×
• Renaud v. Sigma-Aldrich Corp.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1995-08-10· cited 24×
• Preferred Mutual Insurance v. Travelers Companies
  First Circuit· 1997-10-07· cited 21×
• Arnold v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
  D. Rhode Island· 1997-02-26· cited 19×
• Doe v. Walker
  First Circuit· 1999-10-04· cited 15×

Other cases named Nicolo v. Philip Morris, Inc.

2 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Nicolo v. PHILIP MORRIS, INC.
  D. Rhode Island· 1999-03-02
• Nicolo v. Philip Morris, Inc.
  First Circuit· 2000-01-06