United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 1997

97 opinions

Sandra J. GURSKI, Walter Gurski, and Jane Gurski, Plaintiffs, v. WYETH-AYERST DIVISION OF AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION, Defendant 1997-01-03
Kenneth SULLIVAN, Plaintiff, v. TROPICAL TUNA, INC., Defendants 1997-01-21
SYSTEMATION, INC., Plaintiff, v. ENGEL INDUSTRIES, INC., Defendant 1997-01-27
Ronald J. TURNER, as Administrator of the Estate of Charlotte M. TURNER, and Individually, Plaintiff, v. FALLON COMMUNITY HEALTH PLAN INC., Defendant 1997-02-05
Thomas HUNT, Plaintiff, v. WYLE LABORATORIES, INC., Defendant 1997-02-24
A.T.&T. UNIVERSAL CARD SERVICE CORP. v. Liet Van NGUYEN 1997-02-26
UNITED STATES of America v. Dwayne OWENS, Keillen Smith, Johnny Stephens, Robert Owens, Coleman Essex, Gordon Lowe, Wayne Meadows, Anthony Lewis, Kenneth Allen, and Fernando Owens, Defendants 1997-02-27
Laurie L. PEDZEWICK, Plaintiff, v. William Wayne FOE and A.C.C. Distributors, Defendants 1997-02-28
Howard REISMAN, Amalia Reisman, Galite Reisman, Kenneth Reisman, Talia Reisman, and Amgata Holdings, Ltd., Plaintiffs, v. KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP, Defendant 1997-02-28
In re George S. PAN, Debtor. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Joseph BRAUNSTEIN, Trustee, Appellee 1997-03-05
UNITED STATES of America, v. Michael MURRAY, Defendant. United States Marshals Service, Garnishee, Daniel J. OConnell, III, Esq., Lienholder 1997-03-14
MCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. MATRIX COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, Defendant 1997-03-27
Ronald E. EGAN, Plaintiff, v. ATHOL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, et al., Defendants 1997-03-28
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Thomas RYAN, Defendant 1997-03-28
UNITED STATES of America, v. Edward S. BUCHANAN, Defendant 1997-03-31
Vijay N. BORASE, Plaintiff, v. M/A COM, INC., Defendant 1997-04-09
Ricardo LOPEZ, Petitioner, v. Luis SPENCER, Respondent 1997-04-17
Aime LaCHANCE, Plaintiff, v. NORTHEAST PUBLISHING, INC., d/b/a Fall River Herald, Defendant 1997-04-21
Susan ROSENBERG, Plaintiff, v. MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH, INC. and John Wyllys, Defendants 1997-04-23
In re FIDELITY/MICRON SECURITIES LITIGATION 1997-04-24
Lewis D. JACOBS and Stuart J. Jacobs, Appellants, v. Robert PIERCE, Appellee. In re Robert PIERCE, Debtor; Lewis D. JACOBS and Stuart J. Jacobs, Creditors, v. Robert PIERCE, Defendant 1997-04-29
George DAVID, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant 1997-04-30
EXXON CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. ESSO WORKERS UNION, INC., Defendant 1997-05-01
Nancy DANIO, Plaintiff, v. EMERSON COLLEGE, Jacqueline Liebergott, Marc Hamilton, George Quenzel and Robert Barradas, Defendants 1997-05-05
Stephen FURTICK, Individually and as Father and Next Friend of Sahnita Furtick, Veronica Furtick, and Crystal Furtick, Plaintiffs, v. MEDFORD HOUSING AUTHORITY, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Andrew M. Cuomo, in his Official Capacity as Secretary for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Defendants 1997-05-06
ADDAMAX CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. OPEN SOFTWARE FOUNDATION, INC., Digital Equipment Corporation, and Hewlett-Packard Company, Defendants 1997-05-12
Myrel MOORE and Sondra Moore, Plaintiffs, v. MARTY GILMAN, INC. d/b/a Gilman Gear, and Neil Gilman, Defendants 1997-05-15
UNITED STATES of America v. Michael INDELICATO 1997-05-16
Richard Max STRAHAN, Plaintiff, v. Rear Admiral John L. LINNON, Commander First District, United States Coast Guard; Admiral Robert E. Kramek, Commandant, United States Coast Guard; Michael Kantor, Secretary, United States Department of Commerce; D. James Baker, Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and Roland Schmitten, Assistant Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service, Defendants 1997-05-20
Michael L. NORLANDER v. PLASKY, Dr., McLean Hospital 1997-05-21
Peter V. CIGNETTI, III, Plaintiff, v. Robert W. HEALY, Michael P. Gardner, Kevin J. Fitzgerald, Walter J. Ellis, John J. Gelinas, Gerald R. Reardon, Jeffrey W. Ashe, Thomas F. Cahill and City of Cambridge, Defendants 1997-05-22
Sylvia H. McDONALD, Plaintiff, v. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BOSTON; Estate of Charles F. Hovey, Charles F. Hovey, Jr., Executor; and Henry R. Guild, Jr., Defendants 1997-05-29
James M. BRADLEY, Plaintiff, v. DEAN WITTER REALTY, INC. and Dean Witter Realty Growth Properties, Inc., Defendants 1997-05-30
JANE DOE, Individually and on Behalf of her son, John Doe, Plaintiff, v. TOWN OF FRAMINGHAM; and Eugene M. Thayer and Ann Blake, Individually and in their Official Capacity, Defendants 1997-06-04
FERRARA & DiMERCURIO, INC., Plaintiff, v. ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant 1997-06-05
Valerie-Ann BOLDUC, Administratrix of the Estate of Douglas W. Martin, a/k/a Douglas W. Martin, Jr., Plaintiff v. COLTS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC., Defendant 1997-06-05
Samuel DEANE and Teresa Deane, for themselves and on behalf of a class of others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. WEYERHAEUSER MORTGAGE COMPANY and John Does 1-5, Defendants 1997-06-24
ARUNIM D., By and Through, his father, ASHIM D., Plaintiffs, v. FOXBOROUGH PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Defendant 1997-06-27
Alain MONIZ, Plaintiff, v. CROSSLAND MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Defendant 1997-07-02
Gary W. LAPINE, Plaintiff, v. TOWN OF WELLESLEY, Defendant 1997-07-07
Aura Amparo-Arias ZULUAGA, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent 1997-07-08
In re GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS ([ John Doe ]) 1997-07-09
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, as liquidating agent and receiver of Olympic International Bank & Trust Company, Plaintiff, v. Robert ABRAMS, et al., Defendants 1997-07-09
David ROOT, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. AMES DEPARTMENT STORES, INC., Defendant 1997-07-10
VIVID TECHNOLOGIES INC., Plaintiff, v. AMERICAN SCIENCE & ENGINEERING, INC., Defendant 1997-07-10
Theron ROSE, Plaintiff, v. The TOWN OF CONCORD; Jeffrey Melisi, Individually; Jeffrey Shelley, Individually; James Forten, Individually; Roy Patrick Mulcahy, Individually, Defendants 1997-07-15
AT & T UNIVERSAL CARD SERVICES CORP., Appellant, v. Fariba A. PAKDAMAN aka Fariba A. Azad and Mehrdad Valikhani, Appellees 1997-07-17
THINKING MACHINES CORPORATION, Debtor-Appellant, v. NEW MEXICO TAXATION AND REVENUE DEPARTMENT, Claimant-Appellee 1997-07-22
Ronald E. THOMAS, Plaintiff, v. CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION, et al., Defendants 1997-07-30
ACUSHNET COMPANY, Amtel Incorporated, AVX Corporation, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Bridgestone/Firestone Inc., Brittany Dyeing and Printing Corp., Chamberlain Manufacturing Corp., Commonwealth Electrical Company, Commonwealth Gas Company, Emhart Industries Inc., Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Paramount Communications Incorporated, Teledyne Rodney Metals a division of Teledyne Industries Incorporated, United Dominion Industries Inc., Plaintiffs, v. COATERS, INC., Cornell-Dubilier Electronics, Inc., Dartmouth Finishing Corp., Federal Pacific Electric Company, Fibre Leather Mfg. Co., Mohasco Corporation, Monogram Industries, Inc., d/b/a American Flexible Conduit, New England Telephone & Telegraph Company, Nortek Inc., Ottaway Newspapers, Inc., Revere Copper and Brass Inc., Revere Copper Products, Inc., The City of New Bedford, and Savit Corp., Defendants 1997-07-30
Jane DOE, Plaintiff, v. TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant 1997-07-31
Nancy Saliba SOTIROPOULOS v. The TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF RHODE ISLAND, now known as the Travelers Indemnity Company of Connecticut 1997-08-01
Anita McGUIRE, Plaintiff, v. ACUFEX MICROSURGICAL, INC., Defendant 1997-08-05
Armin GRABOWSKI, Herbert Blesch, Dieter Wurdig, Gunter Huber, Stephen Carter Corby, Thomas Kriesl, Willem Adriaanse, Klaus George Weigand, and Upclass Investments, Ltd., Plaintiffs, v. BANK OF BOSTON, Kinder Capital, Inc., Continental Capital Markets, Inc. Norman Epstein, Harold Glantz, Guido Haak and Arthur James Laycock, Defendants, and NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA., Intervenor; and FRIONA LIMITED and Bernd Weber, Plaintiffs, v. BANK OF BOSTON, Kinder Capital, Inc., Continental Capital Markets, Inc. Norman Epstein, Harold Glantz, Arthur James Laycock, and John Does 1 through 100, Defendants, and NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA., Intervenor 1997-08-07
PYRAMID COMPANY OF HOLYOKE, Plaintiff, v. HOMEPLACE STORES TWO, INC. et al., Defendants 1997-09-09
UNITED STATES of America v. Francis J. SALEMME, et al.; UNITED STATES of America v. John MARTORANO 1997-09-10
Sandra J. GURSKI, et al. v. WYETH-AYERST DIVISION OF AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORP. 1997-09-11
Charles SUTERA, Jr., and Fiorella Sutera, individually and as next friend of Charles Sutera III, Plaintiffs, v. THE PERRIER GROUP OF AMERICA INC., Great Waters France, and Source Perrier, Defendants 1997-09-29
HASBRO, INC., Plaintiff, v. CLUE COMPUTING, INC., Defendant 1997-09-30
ESTATE OF Donald M. GOLAS, Plaintiff, v. PAUL REVERE INSURANCE GROUP, and HomeView Inc., Defendants 1997-10-03
Christopher M. CAPPELLINI, et al., Plaintiffs, v. MELLON MORTGAGE COMPANY, Defendant 1997-10-27
Diane ANDREWS-CLARKE, Individually and as Next Friend of the Estate of Richard J. Clarke and Next Friend of Diane Clarke, a minor child, and Lacey Clarke, a minor child, and Carly Clarke, a minor child, and Justin Clarke, a minor child, Plaintiff, v. TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY; MetraHealth Insurance Company; United Health Care Insurance Company; TAO, Inc.; Greenspring of Eastern Pennsylvania; St. Joseph Hospital, Baldpate Hospital: and Southern New Hampshire Medical Center, Defendants 1997-10-30
NEW ENGLAND MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., Plaintiff, Defendant in the Counterclaim, v. Mirza W. BAIG, M.D., Defendant, Plaintiff in the Counterclaim 1997-10-31
UNITED STATES of America v. Francis P. SALEMME, et al.; UNITED STATES of America v. John MARTORANO 1997-11-05
NORTH DARTMOUTH PROPERTIES, INC., Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, Defendant 1997-11-06
J. Edward ROCHE, Plaintiff v. Robert DONAHUE; Thomas M. Menino, Individually and in his capacity as Mayor of the City of Boston; and the Boston Redevelopment Authority, Defendants 1997-11-06
In re FIDELITY/APPLE SECURITIES LITIGATION 1997-11-06
Patricia S. SAVOY, Plaintiff, v. RICHARD A. CARRIER TRUCKING, INC., Peter E. Johnson, Sr., and United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Defendant 1997-11-06
Albert P. TORCHETTI, v. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP., et al., Defendants 1997-11-12
Everard GENIUS v. Peter PEPE, Jr. 1997-11-13
Nelson LIEVESLEY, d/b/a Nels Trucking, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Defendant 1997-11-14
ESTATE OF Lillian AITKEN; Albert Noecker, Norma Heyen, Etta Langill, Ruth Sharp, Thelma Turner, and American Physical Therapy Association, Plaintiffs, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary, United States Department of Health and Human Services; and Bruce C. Vladeck, Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration, Defendants 1997-11-18
Elizabeth D. ROSE, Plaintiff, v. BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER, INC. and Jeffrey Ott, Defendants 1997-11-25
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. James D. LITTLE and Littles HSC Pharmacy, Defendants 1997-12-08
Myla KELLEY, Daniel Kelley, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED AIRLINES, INC., Andy Frain Aviation Services, Inc., Defendants 1997-12-09
Myla KELLEY, Daniel Kelley, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED AIRLINES, INC., Andy Frain Aviation Services, Inc., Defendants 1997-12-09
Helen A. LYNCH, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF BOSTON, Kelley Cronin, Ann Maguire, and John Greeley, Defendants 1997-12-09
Donna L. RAMS, Plaintiff, v. Shirley CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant 1997-12-11
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellant, v. Gary and Charlotte HEISSON, Appellees 1997-12-11
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, Local Union No. 404 and Maureen Rizzolo, as she is Fund Manager for Teamsters Health Services and Insurance Plan of Local 404, Plaintiffs, v. J.F. PARTYKA & SON, INC., Partyka Resource Management Companies, Inc. and Partyka Resource Management Company, Defendants 1997-12-12
T EQUIPMENT CORPORATION and C.R.C. Co., Inc., Plaintiffs, v. MASSACHUSETTS LABORERS DISTRICT COUNCIL, Defendant 1997-12-15
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. Emanuel PINEZ, Defendant, and Lehman Brothers, Inc., Relief Defendant 1997-12-16
UNITED STATES of America v. Christopher MEADE 1997-12-17
ENERGY CAPITAL AND SERVICES LP, II, Plaintiff, v. HILL REFRIGERATION, INC., a/k/a Hill Phoenix, Penpros Land, Inc., and Refrigeration Systems, Inc., Defendants 1997-12-17
William F. WHITE, Plaintiff, v. TOWN OF MARBLEHEAD, Sergeant Brian Hitchcock, Officer Donald J. Decker, and Officer Richard Winship, Defendants 1997-12-17
Felix L.D. RIVERA, Petitioner, v. Paul DIPAOLO, Respondent 1997-12-18
Tam S. BUI, Petitioner, v. Paul DiPAOLO, Superintendent of the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Norfolk, and Scott Harshbarger, Attorney General of the Commonwealth, Respondents 1997-12-23
Jean C. BARROWS, Individually and as Executrix of the Estate of Chester B. Barrows, Plaintiff v. Thomas R. ROBSON and By Bread Baking Company, Defendants 1997-12-23
Gerard YANOVITCH, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent 1997-12-29
GENENTECH, INC., Plaintiff, v. BOEHRINGER MANNHEIM GmbH and Boehringer Mannheim Corp., Defendants 1997-12-30
Gregory A. SMITH, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent 1997-12-30
Aubrey MINER, et al. v. CONNLEAF, INC., et al. 1997-12-30
EANE CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. TOWN OF AUBURN, William Bylund, Adele Hamilton, Richard Hedin, Patricia LaMountain, David OGara, Christopher Raths and John Vella, Defendants 1997-12-31
Richard DUHAIME; James W. Yoder; Donna M. Yoder; Theodore A. Peck; John Sullivan; and Clarissa Sullivan, On Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs, v. JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; John Hancock Variable Life Insurance Company; and John Hancock Distributors, Inc., Defendants 1997-12-31
Sheryl MOREHOUSE, and William Morehouse, Plaintiffs, v. BERKSHIRE GAS CO., Joseph Aberdale, David Grande, and Michael Wendling, Defendants, v. Michael WENDLING, As Third-Party Plaintiff, v. THE TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Third-Party Defendant 1997-12-31
Richard DUHAIME; James W. Yoder; Donna M. Yoder; Theodore A. Peck; John Sullivan; and Clarissa Sullivan, On Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs, v. JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; John Hancock Variable Life Insurance Company; and John Hancock Distributors, Inc., Defendants 1997-12-31
Claire MURRAY, Plaintiff v. SHAW INDUSTRIES, INC., Defendant 1997-12-31