Kasky v. Nike, Inc.

Decided May 2, 2002. Janice Rogers Brown wrote the opinion for the court.

27 Cal. 4th 939 · Cited 394 times

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• Thornhill v. Alabama · 310 U.S. 88
• Gordon & Breach Science Publishers S.A. v. American Institute of Physics · 859 F. Supp. 1521
• Cel-Tech Communications, Inc. v. Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Co. · 973 P.2d 527
• Committee on Children's Television, Inc. v. General Foods Corp. · 673 P.2d 660
• Jacoby v. State Bar · 562 P.2d 1326
• Bank of the West v. Superior Court · 833 P.2d 545
• Meyer v. Grant · 486 U.S. 414
• Barquis v. Merchants Collection Assn. · 496 P.2d 817
• Stevenson v. Superior Court · 16 Cal. 4th 880
• Kraus v. Trinity Management Services, Inc. · 999 P.2d 718
• Blatty v. New York Times Co. · 728 P.2d 1177
• Gerawan Farming, Inc. v. Lyons · 12 P.3d 720
• CHARLES J. VACANTI v. State Comp. Ins. Fund · 14 P.3d 234
• Spiritual Psychic Science Church of Truth, Inc. v. City of Azusa · 703 P.2d 1119
• Santa Monica Beach, Ltd. v. Superior Court · 968 P.2d 993
• ABC International Traders, Inc. v. Matsushita Electric Corp. of America · 14 Cal. 4th 1247
• Associated Press v. United States · 326 U.S. 1
• In Re RMJ · 455 U.S. 191
• Brown v. Kelly Broadcasting Co. · 771 P.2d 406
• People v. Superior Court (Olson) · 96 Cal. App. 3d 181
• Keimer v. Buena Vista Books, Inc. · 89 Cal. Rptr. 2d 781
• Oxycal Laboratories, Inc. v. Jeffers · 909 F. Supp. 719

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• Stewart v. Rolling Stone LLC · 181 Cal. App. 4th 664
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• Dean v. Friends of Pine Meadow · 229 Cal. Rptr. 3d 865
• Kwikset Corp. v. Superior Court · 51 Cal. 4th 310
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• New. Net, Inc. v. Lavasoft · 356 F. Supp. 2d 1090
• Parris v. Superior Court · 135 Cal. Rptr. 2d 90
• Ctr. for Bio-Ethical Reform, Inc. v. Irvine Co. · 249 Cal. Rptr. 3d 391
• VP Racing Fuels, Inc. v. General Petroleum Corp. · 673 F. Supp. 2d 1073
• Williams v. Gerber Products Co. · 552 F.3d 934
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• Rezec v. Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. · 10 Cal. Rptr. 3d 333
• Williams Ex Rel. Tabiu v. Gerber Products Co. · 523 F.3d 934
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• Law School Admission Council, Inc. v. State · 222 Cal. App. 4th 1265
• Hansen v. Newegg.com Ams., Inc. · 236 Cal. Rptr. 3d 61
• Daghlian v. Devry University, Inc. · 461 F. Supp. 2d 1121
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