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· 4/21/1994

O'Connor v. SmithKline Bio-Science Laboratories, Inc.

Citations

  • 631 N.E.2d 1018
  • 36 Mass. App. Ct. 360
  • 10 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1878
  • 1994 Mass. App. LEXIS 388

How courts have described this case

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

  • employer's negligence regarding chain of custody did not result in harm employee complained of
  • employer’s negligence regarding chain of custody did not result in harm employee complained of
  • “A reasonable fact finder could determine that [the defendant’s] failure to assure that its policy was being followed constituted negligence”
  • in negligence cases where reasonableness is at issue, “a plaintiff is usually afforded the right to have his claim tried before a jury” insofar as “juries are uniquely qualified to apply the reasonable person standard”

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Judges: Pbrretta, Fine, Gillbrman

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