Legal Opinion

Masingill v. EMC Corp.

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided July 20, 2007PublishedCited by 95 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCordy, J.

The plaintiff, Joanne Masingill, brought suit against *533her former employer, Data General Corporation (Data General or company), which, after her hiring, was acquired by the defendant EMC Corporation (EMC). She alleged that the defendants Ronald L. Skates, the chief executive officer of Data General, and Joel Schwartz, its senior vice-president, had, in the course of negotiations about the terms of her employment with Data General, made certain representations about benefits she would receive were the company to be sold. None of these terms appeared in her written employment agreement. When…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Starr v. FordhamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
  3. McEvoy Travel Bureau, Inc. v. Norton Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
  4. Blackstone v. CashmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007
  5. Kuwaiti Danish Computer Co. v. Digital Equipment Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003

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3Cited by95 opinions

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