State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Consumer Advocates v. Echostar Satellite Corp.

Decided December 5, 2003. Orville A. Armstrong wrote the opinion for the court.

8 Cal. Rptr. 3d 22 · Cited 116 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.

Olsen v. Breeze, Inc. · 48 Cal. App. 4th 608
Lavie v. Procter & Gamble Co. · 129 Cal. Rptr. 2d 486
Hauter v. Zogarts · 534 P.2d 377
Day v. AT & T CORP. · 74 Cal. Rptr. 2d 55
Podolsky v. First Healthcare Corp. · 50 Cal. App. 4th 632
BROCKET v. Moore · 131 Cal. Rptr. 2d 746
Malmstrom v. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. · 187 Cal. App. 3d 299
National Council Against Health Fraud, Inc. v. King Bio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 133 Cal. Rptr. 2d 207
Haskell v. Time, Inc. · 857 F. Supp. 1392

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Benson v. Kwikset Corp. · 152 Cal. App. 4th 1254
Hypertouch, Inc. v. Valueclick, Inc. · 192 Cal. App. 4th 805
Kowalsky v. Hewlett-Packard Co. · 771 F. Supp. 2d 1156
Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. v. Superior Court · 179 Cal. App. 4th 36
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