State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Cohen v. DirecTV, Inc.

Decided September 28, 2009. Tricia Ann Bigelow wrote the opinion for the court.

178 Cal. App. 4th 966 · Cited 51 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.

In Re Tobacco II Cases · 46 Cal. 4th 298
Akkerman v. MECTA CORP., INC. · 62 Cal. Rptr. 3d 39
Linder v. Thrifty Oil Co. · 2 P.3d 27
Cohen v. DirecTV, Inc. · 48 Cal. Rptr. 3d 813
Hicks v. Kaufman & Broad Home Corp. · 107 Cal. Rptr. 2d 761
Wash. Mut. Bank v. Superior Court of Orange Cty. · 15 P.3d 1071
Vasquez v. Superior Court · 484 P.2d 964
Daar v. Yellow Cab Co. · 433 P.2d 732
Sav-On Drug Stores, Inc. v. Superior Court · 96 P.3d 194
Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. v. Superior Court · 968 P.2d 539
Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc. v. San Francisco Airports Commission · 981 P.2d 499
Lockheed Martin Corp. v. Superior Court · 63 P.3d 913
Woosley v. State of California · 838 P.2d 758
Caro v. Procter & Gamble Co. · 18 Cal. App. 4th 644
Buckland v. Threshold Enterprises, Ltd. · 66 Cal. Rptr. 3d 543
McKinny v. Board of Trustees · 31 Cal. 3d 79
North Alaska Salmon Co. v. Pillsbury · 162 P. 93
Johnson v. GlaxoSmithKline, Inc. · 166 Cal. App. 4th 1497
Miller v. Woods · 148 Cal. App. 3d 862
Block v. Major League Baseball · 76 Cal. Rptr. 2d 567
People v. One 1953 Ford Victoria Motor B3PV 102617 · 311 P.2d 480
Norwest Mortgage, Inc. v. Superior Court · 85 Cal. Rptr. 2d 18
Osborne v. Subaru of America, Inc. · 198 Cal. App. 3d 646

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Davis-Miller v. Automobile Club of Southern California · 201 Cal. App. 4th 106
Marler v. Johansing · 199 Cal. App. 4th 1450
Mazza v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. · 666 F.3d 581
Kizer v. Tristar Risk Mgmt. · 221 Cal. Rptr. 3d 207

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