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Birkner v. Lam

Decided September 20, 2007. Stuart Robert Pollak wrote the opinion for the court.

67 Cal. Rptr. 3d 190 · Cited 102 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.

Navellier v. Sletten · 52 P.3d 703
Flatley v. Mauro · 139 P.3d 2
Action Apartment Ass'n v. City of Santa Monica · 41 Cal. 4th 1232
Marlin v. AIMCO VENEZIA, LLC · 64 Cal. Rptr. 3d 488
Equilon Enterprises v. Consumer Cause, Inc. · 52 P.3d 685
Briggs v. Eden Council for Hope & Opportunity · 969 P.2d 564
Jarrow Formulas, Inc. v. LaMarche · 74 P.3d 737
Wilcox v. Superior Court · 27 Cal. App. 4th 809
Chavez v. Mendoza · 114 Cal. Rptr. 2d 825
Ludwig v. Superior Court · 37 Cal. App. 4th 8
Paul for Council v. Hanyecz · 102 Cal. Rptr. 2d 864
Santa Monica Rent Control Board v. Pearl Street, LLC · 135 Cal. Rptr. 2d 903
Silberg v. Anderson · 786 P.2d 365
Department of Fair Employment & Housing v. 1105 Alta Loma Road Apartments, LLC · 65 Cal. Rptr. 3d 469
Palermo v. Stockton Theatres, Inc. · 32 Cal. 2d 53
Kashian v. Harriman · 120 Cal. Rptr. 2d 576
DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Co. v. Superior Court · 92 Cal. Rptr. 2d 755
Hall v. Time Warner, Inc. · 63 Cal. Rptr. 3d 798
Rohde v. Wolf · 64 Cal. Rptr. 3d 348
Fuhrman v. California Satellite Systems · 179 Cal. App. 3d 408
Averill v. Superior Court · 42 Cal. App. 4th 1170
Birkner v. Lam · 156 Cal. App. 4th 275

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