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Bell v. Farmers Insurance Exchange

Decided March 9, 2004. Douglas E. Swager wrote the opinion for the court.

9 Cal. Rptr. 3d 544 · Cited 105 times

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Precedents cited

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.

Vasquez v. Superior Court · 484 P.2d 964
Linder v. Thrifty Oil Co. · 2 P.3d 27
State of California v. Levi Strauss & Co. · 715 P.2d 564
Richmond v. Dart Industries, Inc. · 629 P.2d 23
Collins v. Rocha · 497 P.2d 225
Palacio v. Progressive Insurance · 244 F. Supp. 2d 1040
Skidmore v. Swift & Co. · 323 U.S. 134
City of San Jose v. Superior Court · 525 P.2d 701
Daar v. Yellow Cab Co. · 433 P.2d 732
Bartold v. Glendale Federal Bank · 97 Cal. Rptr. 2d 226
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of New Jersey, Inc. v. Philip Morris, Inc. · 178 F. Supp. 2d 198
Kraus v. Trinity Management Services, Inc. · 999 P.2d 718
Hernandez v. Mendoza · 199 Cal. App. 3d 721
Employment Development Department v. Superior Court · 636 P.2d 575
Bruno v. Superior Court · 127 Cal. App. 3d 120
Schaefer v. Indiana Michigan Power Co. · 197 F. Supp. 2d 935
Wash. Mut. Bank v. Superior Court of Orange Cty. · 15 P.3d 1071
Nally v. Grace Community Church · 763 P.2d 948
Ramirez v. Yosemite Water Company · 978 P.2d 2
Santa Clara County Local Transportation Authority v. Guardino · 902 P.2d 225
DiGenova v. State Board of Education · 367 P.2d 865
People v. Williams · 547 P.2d 1000
Lockheed Martin Corp. v. Superior Court · 63 P.3d 913
Caro v. Procter & Gamble Co. · 18 Cal. App. 4th 644
Salazar v. Eastin · 890 P.2d 43

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Combs v. SKYRIVER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. · 72 Cal. Rptr. 3d 171
Evans v. Lasco Bathware, Inc. · 178 Cal. App. 4th 1417
Duran v. U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n · 228 Cal. Rptr. 3d 450
Harris v. Superior Court · 64 Cal. Rptr. 3d 547
Bell v. Superior Court · 69 Cal. Rptr. 3d 328
In Re Cipro Cases I and II · 17 Cal. Rptr. 3d 1
Harris v. Superior Court · 266 P.3d 953
Muro v. Cornerstone Staffing Solutions, Inc. · 229 Cal. Rptr. 3d 498
Bufil v. Dollar Financial Group, Inc. · 162 Cal. App. 4th 1193
Scottsdale Memorial Health Systems, Inc. v. Maricopa County · 228 P.3d 117
Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court · 273 P.3d 513
Jaimez v. Daiohs USA, Inc. · 181 Cal. App. 4th 1286
Espejo v. Copley Press, Inc. · 221 Cal. Rptr. 3d 1
Ghazaryan v. Diva Limousine, Ltd. · 169 Cal. App. 4th 1524
In re ABM Indus. Overtime Cases · 227 Cal. Rptr. 3d 445
Lee v. Dynamex, Inc. · 166 Cal. App. 4th 1325
Bell v. Farmers Insurance Exchange · 38 Cal. Rptr. 3d 306
Sav-On Drug Stores, Inc. v. Superior Court · 96 P.3d 194
Amaral v. Cintas Corp. No. 2 · 163 Cal. App. 4th 1157
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