State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Amtower v. Photon Dynamics, Inc.

Decided February 15, 2008. Eugene M. Premo wrote the opinion for the court.

71 Cal. Rptr. 3d 361 · Cited 156 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Shaw v. Regents of University of California · 58 Cal. App. 4th 44
Harm v. Frasher · 181 Cal. App. 2d 405
Wolschlager v. Fidelity National Title Insurance · 4 Cal. Rptr. 3d 179
Heppler v. J.M. Peters Co. · 87 Cal. Rptr. 2d 497
Atkinson v. Elk Corporation · 135 Cal. Rptr. 2d 433
Reynolds Metals Co. v. Alperson · 599 P.2d 83
Stein-Brief Group, Inc. v. Home Indemnity Co. · 76 Cal. Rptr. 2d 3
In Re Marriage of Arceneaux · 800 P.2d 1227
PLCM Group, Inc. v. Drexler · 997 P.2d 511
Neel v. Magana, Olney, Levy, Cathcart & Gelfand · 491 P.2d 421
United States Liability Insurance v. Haidinger-Hayes, Inc. · 463 P.2d 770
Bauguess v. Paine · 586 P.2d 942
Coshow v. City of Escondido · 34 Cal. Rptr. 3d 19
Citizens Utilities Co. v. Superior Court · 59 Cal. 2d 805
Downer v. Bramet · 152 Cal. App. 3d 837
Republic Bank v. Marine National Bank · 45 Cal. App. 4th 919
Panico v. Truck Insurance Exchange · 109 Cal. Rptr. 2d 638
City of Atascadero v. Merill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. · 80 Cal. Rptr. 2d 329
Uccello v. Laudenslayer · 44 Cal. App. 3d 504
Akins v. ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR CO. · 94 Cal. Rptr. 2d 448
People v. Valdez · 58 Cal. App. 4th 494
Exxess Electronixx v. Heger Realty Corp. · 75 Cal. Rptr. 2d 376
Tide Water Associated Oil Co. v. Superior Court · 43 Cal. 2d 815
Lucas v. County of Los Angeles · 47 Cal. App. 4th 277
R & B Auto Center, Inc. v. Farmers Group, Inc. · 44 Cal. Rptr. 3d 426

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