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Copp v. Paxton

Decided April 22, 1996. Douglas E. Swager wrote the opinion for the court.

45 Cal. App. 4th 829 · Cited 67 times

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Reader's Digest Assn. v. Superior Court · 690 P.2d 610
Sanborn v. Chronicle Publishing Co. · 556 P.2d 764
Spalding v. Vilas · 161 U.S. 483
Baker v. Los Angeles Herald Examiner · 721 P.2d 87
Okun v. Superior Court · 629 P.2d 1369
Fellows v. National Enquirer, Inc. · 721 P.2d 97
Neary v. Regents of University of California · 185 Cal. App. 3d 1136
Leal v. Holy Spirit Ass'n for Unification of World Christianity · 762 P.2d 46
Mann v. Cracchiolo · 694 P.2d 1134
Blatty v. New York Times Co. · 728 P.2d 1177
Gregory v. McDonnell Douglas Corp. · 552 P.2d 425
Kilgore v. Younger · 640 P.2d 753
Moyer v. Amador Valley J. Union High Sch. Dist. · 225 Cal. App. 3d 720
Frisk v. Merrihew · 42 Cal. App. 3d 319
Fletcher v. San Jose Mercury News · 216 Cal. App. 3d 172
White v. State of California · 17 Cal. App. 3d 621
Kahn v. Bower · 232 Cal. App. 3d 1599
Merced County Department of Human Resources v. Ismael C. · 152 Cal. App. 3d 1189
Hofmann Co. v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. · 202 Cal. App. 3d 390
Rudnick v. McMillan · 25 Cal. App. 4th 1183
Nadel v. Regents of University of California · 28 Cal. App. 4th 1251
Denney v. Lawrence · 22 Cal. App. 4th 927

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