Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court

Decided April 12, 2012. Kathryn Werdegar wrote the opinion for the court.

273 P.3d 513 · Cited 595 times

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• Industrial Welfare Commission v. Superior Court · 613 P.2d 579
• Murphy v. Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. · 40 Cal. 4th 1094
• Morillion v. Royal Packing Co. · 995 P.2d 139
• Cal. Drive-In Restaurant Assn. v. Clark · 22 Cal. 2d 287
• Reynolds v. Bement · 116 P.3d 1162
• Fireside Bank v. Superior Court · 155 P.3d 268
• Ghazaryan v. Diva Limousine, Ltd. · 169 Cal. App. 4th 1524
• Coopers & Lybrand v. Livesay · 437 U.S. 463
• City of San Jose v. Superior Court · 525 P.2d 701
• Martinez v. Combs · 231 P.3d 259
• Cicairos v. Summit Logistics, Inc. · 35 Cal. Rptr. 3d 243
• Walsh v. IKON Office Solutions, Inc. · 56 Cal. Rptr. 3d 534
• Waller v. Truck Insurance Exchange, Inc. · 900 P.2d 619
• Daar v. Yellow Cab Co. · 433 P.2d 732
• Wash. Mut. Bank v. Superior Court of Orange Cty. · 15 P.3d 1071
• Richmond v. Dart Industries, Inc. · 629 P.2d 23
• Hicks v. Kaufman & Broad Home Corp. · 107 Cal. Rptr. 2d 761
• Bell v. Farmers Insurance Exchange · 9 Cal. Rptr. 3d 544
• United States Department of Commerce v. Montana · 503 U.S. 442
• Collins v. Rocha · 497 P.2d 225
• Beal Bank, SSB v. Arter & Hadden, LLP · 167 P.3d 666
• Harris v. Superior Court · 266 P.3d 953
• Bono Enterprises, Inc. v. Bradshaw · 32 Cal. App. 4th 968

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