In Re Vioxx Class Cases

Decided December 15, 2009. H Walter Croskey wrote the opinion for the court.

180 Cal. App. 4th 116 · Cited 115 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• In Re Tobacco II Cases · 46 Cal. 4th 298
• Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance v. Superior Court · 119 Cal. Rptr. 2d 190
• Bank of the West v. Superior Court · 833 P.2d 545
• Korea Supply Co. v. Lockheed Martin Corp. · 63 P.3d 937
• Colgan v. Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. · 38 Cal. Rptr. 3d 36
• Cortez v. Purolator Air Filtration Products Co. · 999 P.2d 706
• Kraus v. Trinity Management Services, Inc. · 999 P.2d 718
• Caro v. Procter & Gamble Co. · 18 Cal. App. 4th 644
• Fletcher v. Security Pacific National Bank · 591 P.2d 51
• In Re Cipro Cases I and II · 17 Cal. Rptr. 3d 1
• South Bay Chevrolet v. General Motors Acceptance Corp. · 85 Cal. Rptr. 2d 301
• Madrid v. Perot Systems Corp. · 30 Cal. Rptr. 3d 210
• Prata v. Superior Court · 111 Cal. Rptr. 2d 296
• Akkerman v. MECTA CORP., INC. · 62 Cal. Rptr. 3d 39
• Kwikset Corp. v. SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE CTY. · 171 Cal. App. 4th 645
• Lavie v. Procter & Gamble Co. · 129 Cal. Rptr. 2d 486

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• Tucker v. Pacific Bell Mobile Services · 208 Cal. App. 4th 201
• State ex rel. Wilson v. Superior Court · 227 Cal. App. 4th 579
• Davis-Miller v. Automobile Club of Southern California · 201 Cal. App. 4th 106
• Klein v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc. · 202 Cal. App. 4th 1342
• Noel v. Thrifty Payless, Inc. · 250 Cal. Rptr. 3d 234
• Yumul v. Smart Balance, Inc. · 733 F. Supp. 2d 1117
• Safeway, Inc. v. Superior Court · 238 Cal. App. 4th 1138
• Simpson v. Kroger Corp. · 219 Cal. App. 4th 1352

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