Clark v. Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc.

Decided July 24, 2008. Sandra Lynn Margulies wrote the opinion for the court.

165 Cal. App. 4th 150 · Cited 54 times

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• Bauguess v. Paine · 586 P.2d 942
• Wilson v. Parker, Covert & Chidester · 50 P.3d 733
• Knight v. City of Capitola · 4 Cal. App. 4th 918
• People v. Duarte · 12 P.3d 1110
• Kobzoff v. Los Angeles County Harbor/UCLA Medical Center · 968 P.2d 514
• Olmstead v. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. · 86 P.3d 354
• Guz v. Bechtel National, Inc. · 8 P.3d 1089
• People v. Lucas · 907 P.2d 373
• Sheldon Appel Co. v. Albert & Oliker · 765 P.2d 498
• People v. Lawley · 38 P.3d 461
• Mary M. v. City of Los Angeles · 814 P.2d 1341
• Los Angeles County Department of Children & Family Services v. S.M. · 32 Cal. 4th 1287
• People v. Diaz · 834 P.2d 1171
• People v. Memro · 700 P.2d 446
• Edwards v. Centex Real Estate Corp. · 53 Cal. App. 4th 15
• County of San Diego v. State · 15 Cal. 4th 68
• Brokopp v. Ford Motor Co. · 71 Cal. App. 3d 841
• American Continental Insurance v. C & Z Timber Co. · 195 Cal. App. 3d 1271
• Trans-Action Commercial Investors, Ltd. v. Firmaterr, Inc. · 60 Cal. App. 4th 352
• Fairmont Ins. Co. v. Superior Court of Riverside Cty. · 991 P.2d 156
• Nelson v. Anderson · 84 Cal. Rptr. 2d 753
• North Coast Business Park v. Nielsen Construction Co. · 17 Cal. App. 4th 22
• Carver v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc. · 118 Cal. Rptr. 2d 569
• Electronic Equipment Express, Inc. v. Donald H. Seiler & Co. · 122 Cal. App. 3d 834
• Jones v. Dumrichob · 74 Cal. Rptr. 2d 607

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