Equilon Enterprises v. Consumer Cause, Inc.

Decided August 29, 2002. Kathryn Werdegar wrote the opinion for the court.

52 P.3d 685 · Cited 935 times

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• Damon v. Ocean Hills Journalism Club · 102 Cal. Rptr. 2d 205
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• Paul for Council v. Hanyecz · 102 Cal. Rptr. 2d 864
• Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 434 U.S. 412
• Navellier v. Sletten · 52 P.3d 703
• Ketchum v. Moses · 17 P.3d 735
• City of Columbia v. Omni Outdoor Advertising, Inc. · 499 U.S. 365
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• People v. Otto · 831 P.2d 1178
• Wilcox v. Superior Court · 27 Cal. App. 4th 809
• Dowling v. Zimmerman · 103 Cal. Rptr. 2d 174
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