Behnke v. State Farm General Insurance

Decided May 31, 2011. Gilbert Nares wrote the opinion for the court.

196 Cal. App. 4th 1443 · Cited 79 times

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• Waller v. Truck Insurance Exchange, Inc. · 900 P.2d 619
• Saelzler v. Advanced Group 400 · 23 P.3d 1143
• Applied Equipment Corp. v. Litton Saudi Arabia Ltd. · 869 P.2d 454
• Alliance Mortgage Co. v. Rothwell · 900 P.2d 601
• Wilson v. 21st Century Insurance · 171 P.3d 1082
• Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield Co. · 24 P.3d 493
• Blank v. Kirwan · 703 P.2d 58
• Guz v. Bechtel National, Inc. · 8 P.3d 1089
• Lazar v. Superior Court · 909 P.2d 981
• Calfarm Insurance v. Krusiewicz · 31 Cal. Rptr. 3d 619
• Muraoka v. Budget Rent-A-Car, Inc. · 160 Cal. App. 3d 107
• Hernandez v. City of Pomona · 49 Cal. App. 4th 1492
• Navellier v. Sletten · 131 Cal. Rptr. 2d 201
• Jordan v. Allstate Insurance · 56 Cal. Rptr. 3d 312
• Assurance Co. of America v. Haven · 32 Cal. App. 4th 78

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• Rossberg v. Bank of America CA4/3 · 219 Cal. App. 4th 1481
• Moncada v. West Coast Quartz Corp. CA6 · 221 Cal. App. 4th 768
• Joffe v. City of Huntington Park · 201 Cal. App. 4th 492
• Melissa v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. · 241 Cal. Rptr. 3d 458
• Ryder v. Lightstorm Entertainment CA2/8 · 246 Cal. App. 4th 1064

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