Kwikset Corp. v. Superior Court

Decided January 27, 2011. Kathryn Werdegar wrote the opinion for the court.

51 Cal. 4th 310 · Cited 891 times

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• Buckland v. Threshold Enterprises, Ltd. · 66 Cal. Rptr. 3d 543
• Peterson v. Cellco Partnership · 164 Cal. App. 4th 1583
• Fireside Bank v. Superior Court · 155 P.3d 268
• People v. Mentch · 45 Cal. 4th 274
• Aron v. U-Haul Co. of California · 49 Cal. Rptr. 3d 555
• Medina v. Safe-Guard Products, International, Inc. · 164 Cal. App. 4th 105
• Cel-Tech Communications, Inc. v. Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Co. · 973 P.2d 527
• Kasky v. Nike, Inc. · 27 Cal. 4th 939
• Branick v. Downey Savings & Loan Ass'n · 138 P.3d 214
• Hale v. Sharp Healthcare · 183 Cal. App. 4th 1373
• ABC International Traders, Inc. v. Matsushita Electric Corp. of America · 14 Cal. 4th 1247
• Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Mendes · 72 Cal. Rptr. 3d 553
• Bank of the West v. Superior Court · 833 P.2d 545
• Engalla v. Permanente Medical Group, Inc. · 15 Cal. 4th 951
• Committee on Children's Television, Inc. v. General Foods Corp. · 673 P.2d 660
• Barquis v. Merchants Collection Assn. · 496 P.2d 817
• Legislature v. Eu · 816 P.2d 1309
• Elsner v. Uveges · 102 P.3d 915
• Kraus v. Trinity Management Services, Inc. · 999 P.2d 718
• People v. Garcia · 980 P.2d 829
• Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc. v. San Francisco Airports Commission · 981 P.2d 499

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