State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Central Valley General Hospital v. Smith

Decided April 28, 2008. Betty L. Dawson wrote the opinion for the court.

75 Cal. Rptr. 3d 771 · Cited 90 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.

Taylor v. Johnston · 539 P.2d 425
Guerrieri v. Severini · 51 Cal. 2d 12
Whyte v. Schlage Lock Company · 125 Cal. Rptr. 2d 277
Ghirardo v. Antonioli · 883 P.2d 960
People v. Simon · 25 P.3d 598
People v. Craft · 715 P.2d 585
Kobzoff v. Los Angeles County Harbor/UCLA Medical Center · 968 P.2d 514
Vitagraph, Inc. v. Liberty Theatres Co. · 242 P. 709
Yield Dynamics, Inc. v. TEA Systems Corp. · 66 Cal. Rptr. 3d 1
Ermoian v. Desert Hospital · 61 Cal. Rptr. 3d 754
SFPP, L.P. v. Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway · 17 Cal. Rptr. 3d 96
Kazensky v. City of Merced · 76 Cal. Rptr. 2d 356
Houge v. Ford · 44 Cal. 2d 706
Bradbury v. Higginson · 123 P. 797
ITT Telecom Products Corp. v. Dooley · 214 Cal. App. 3d 307
California Teachers Ass'n v. Governing Board of Golden Valley Unified School District · 119 Cal. Rptr. 2d 642
Del Monte Fresh Produce Co. v. Dole Food Co., Inc. · 148 F. Supp. 2d 1326
DCM PARTNERS v. Smith · 228 Cal. App. 3d 729
Fiorentino v. City of Fresno · 59 Cal. Rptr. 3d 30
In Re Marriage of Demblewski · 26 Cal. App. 4th 232
Interbake Foods, L.L.C. v. Tomasiello · 461 F. Supp. 2d 943
Teradyne, Inc. v. Clear Communications Corp. · 707 F. Supp. 353
Technical Industries, Inc. v. Banks · 419 F. Supp. 2d 903

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