Gionfriddo v. Major League Baseball

Decided December 10, 2001. Mark Benedict Simons wrote the opinion for the court.

114 Cal. Rptr. 2d 307 · Cited 51 times

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• Montana v. San Jose Mercury News, Inc. · 34 Cal. App. 4th 790
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• Flores v. Mosler Safe Co. · 7 N.Y.2d 276
• Stratton v. First National Life Insurance · 210 Cal. App. 3d 1071
• Eastwood v. Superior Court · 149 Cal. App. 3d 409
• Gill v. Hearst Publishing Co. · 40 Cal. 2d 224
• Silva v. Lucky Stores, Inc. · 76 Cal. Rptr. 2d 382
• Maheu v. CBS, INC. · 201 Cal. App. 3d 662
• Lenane v. Continental Maritime of San Diego, Inc. · 61 Cal. App. 4th 1073
• Block v. Major League Baseball · 76 Cal. Rptr. 2d 567
• Reilly v. Rapperswill Corp. · 50 A.D.2d 342
• Walsh v. West Valley Mission Cmty. Coll. Dist. · 78 Cal. Rptr. 2d 725

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