U.S. District Court / N.D. California

Boyd v. Bechtel Corp.

Decided August 22, 1979. William Horsley Orrick Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

485 F. Supp. 610 · Cited 65 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.

Stull v. Baker · 410 F. Supp. 1326
Croker v. Boeing Co.(Vertol Div.) · 437 F. Supp. 1138
Griggs v. Duke Power Co. · 401 U.S. 424
Dickerson v. United States Steel Corp. · 439 F. Supp. 55
Presseisen v. Swarthmore College · 442 F. Supp. 593
Foster v. Boise-Cascade, Inc. · 420 F. Supp. 674
Norman v. McKee · 290 F. Supp. 29

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