Consumer Cause, Inc. v. Smilecare

Decided August 9, 2001. Miriam A. Vogel wrote the opinion for the court.

110 Cal. Rptr. 2d 627 · Cited 74 times

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• Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield Co. · 24 P.3d 493
• Bertero v. National General Corp. · 529 P.2d 608
• Ramirez v. Yosemite Water Company · 978 P.2d 2
• Mason v. Marriage & Family Center · 228 Cal. App. 3d 537
• United Community Church v. Garcin · 231 Cal. App. 3d 327
• Anderson v. METALCLAD INSULATION CORP. · 85 Cal. Rptr. 2d 331
• Huynh v. Ingersoll-Rand · 16 Cal. App. 4th 825
• Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County · 56 Cal. App. 4th 952
• People ex rel. Lungren v. Superior Court · 14 Cal. 4th 294
• Price v. Wells Fargo Bank · 213 Cal. App. 3d 465
• Leslie G. v. Perry & Associates · 43 Cal. App. 4th 472
• Browne v. Superior Court · 16 Cal. 2d 593
• Prilliman v. United Air Lines, Inc. · 53 Cal. App. 4th 935
• Scheiding v. Dinwiddie Construction Co. · 81 Cal. Rptr. 2d 360
• Franklin v. Appel · 8 Cal. App. 4th 875
• Yeroushalmi v. Miramar Sheraton · 106 Cal. Rptr. 2d 332
• Pepperell v. Scottsdale Insurance · 62 Cal. App. 4th 1045
• Equilon Enterprises v. Consumer Cause, Inc. · 102 Cal. Rptr. 2d 371

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