State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Debrunner v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co.

Decided March 16, 2012. Franklin Daniel Elia wrote the opinion for the court.

204 Cal. App. 4th 433 · Cited 138 times

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Moeller v. Chun-Yen Lien · 25 Cal. App. 4th 822
Blank v. Kirwan · 703 P.2d 58
Schifando v. City of Los Angeles · 79 P.3d 569
Moore v. Regents of University of California · 793 P.2d 479
Crowley v. Katleman · 881 P.2d 1083
Evans v. City of Berkeley · 129 P.3d 394
Blatty v. New York Times Co. · 728 P.2d 1177
I. E. Associates v. Safeco Title Insurance · 702 P.2d 596
Fontenot v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. · 198 Cal. App. 4th 256
Gomes v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. · 192 Cal. App. 4th 1149
Smith v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 113 Cal. Rptr. 2d 399
Melendrez v. D & I INVESTMENT, INC. · 26 Cal. Rptr. 3d 413
Lane v. Vitek Real Estate Industries Group · 713 F. Supp. 2d 1092
Landmark Screens, LLC v. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP · 183 Cal. App. 4th 238
Los Altos Golf and Country Club v. County of Santa Clara · 165 Cal. App. 4th 198

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JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Murray · 63 A.3d 1258
Siliga v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. · 219 Cal. App. 4th 75
Berman v. HSBC Bank USA, N.A. · 11 Cal. App. 5th 465
Anderson v. Citimortgage, Inc. · 2014 Ark. App. 683
T.H. v. Novartis Pharm. Corp. · 199 Cal. Rptr. 3d 768
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