State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Binder v. Aetna Life Insurance

Decided October 14, 1999. John Zebrowski wrote the opinion for the court.

89 Cal. Rptr. 2d 540 · Cited 119 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.

Cotran v. Rollins Hudig Hall International, Inc. · 17 Cal. 4th 93
Foley v. Interactive Data Corp. · 765 P.2d 373
Fowler v. Varian Associates, Inc. · 196 Cal. App. 3d 34
Walker v. Blue Cross of California · 4 Cal. App. 4th 985
Pugh v. See's Candies, Inc. · 116 Cal. App. 3d 311
Clutterham v. Coachmen Industries, Inc. · 169 Cal. App. 3d 1223
Rosenthal v. Great Western Financial Securities Corp. · 14 Cal. 4th 394
Turner v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc. · 876 P.2d 1022
California Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. City of Los Angeles · 902 P.2d 297
Manufacturers Life Insurance v. Superior Court · 895 P.2d 56
Malmstrom v. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. · 187 Cal. App. 3d 299
Phillippe v. Shapell Industries, Inc. · 743 P.2d 1279
Pugh v. See's Candies, Inc. · 203 Cal. App. 3d 743
Simpson v. Western Graphics Corp. · 643 P.2d 1276
In Re Hoddinott · 911 P.2d 1381
Pieper v. Commercial Underwriters Insurance · 59 Cal. App. 4th 1008
Moore v. May Department Stores Co. · 222 Cal. App. 3d 836
Roddenberry v. Roddenberry · 44 Cal. App. 4th 634
Varni Bros. Corp. v. Wine World, Inc. · 35 Cal. App. 4th 880
Crosier v. United Parcel Service, Inc. · 150 Cal. App. 3d 1132
Crusader Ins. Co. v. Scottsdale Ins. Co. · 54 Cal. App. 4th 121
R. J. Cardinal Co. v. Ritchie · 218 Cal. App. 2d 124
Rio Linda Unified School Dist. v. Superior Court · 52 Cal. App. 4th 732
Gonzales v. MetPath, Inc. · 214 Cal. App. 3d 422
Knights v. Hewlett Packard · 230 Cal. App. 3d 775

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