Legal Opinion
Patterson v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided February 18, 2000No. 98-P-956PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLaurence, J.
In January, 1994, Mary Kay Patterson, an anesthesiologist at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital (hospital), filed a claim with the Department of Industrial Accidents (DIA) for workers’ compensation benefits against each of her putative employers, the hospital and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Anesthesia Foundation (foundation).2 She al*587leged that she had developed disabling respiratory problems (chiefly asthma) and “hyper-allergic sensitivity to . . . skin” because of exposure to airborne toxic substances in the course of her employment at the hospital. An independent medical examiner…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Commonwealth v. LaniganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
- Kelley v. RossiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Sponatski's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1915
- Harnish v. Children's Hospital Medical CenterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Haslam's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008
- Supeno v. Equity Office Properties Management, LLCMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2007
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