State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Lealao v. Beneficial California, Inc.

Decided July 10, 2000. John Anthony Kline wrote the opinion for the court.

97 Cal. Rptr. 2d 797 · Cited 95 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.

Serrano v. Priest · 569 P.2d 1303
Weeks v. Baker & McKenzie · 74 Cal. Rptr. 2d 510
Dunk v. Ford Motor Co. · 48 Cal. App. 4th 1794
Jutkowitz v. Bourns, Inc. · 118 Cal. App. 3d 102
Flannery v. California Highway Patrol · 61 Cal. App. 4th 629
Beasley v. Wells Fargo Bank · 235 Cal. App. 3d 1407
Press v. Lucky Stores, Inc. · 667 P.2d 704
Serrano v. Unruh · 652 P.2d 985
Chun v. Bd. of Trustees of ERS · 992 P.2d 127
Shaw v. Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. · 91 F. Supp. 2d 942
Serrano v. Priest · 557 P.2d 929
Folsom v. Butte County Assn. of Governments · 652 P.2d 437
Westside Community for Independent Living, Inc. v. Obledo · 657 P.2d 365
Neary v. Regents of University of California · 834 P.2d 119
In Re Activision Securities Litigation · 723 F. Supp. 1373
Mandel v. Hodges · 54 Cal. App. 3d 596
City of Sacramento v. Drew · 207 Cal. App. 3d 1287
Salton Bay Marina, Inc. v. Imperial Irrigation District · 172 Cal. App. 3d 914
Feminist Women's Health Center v. Blythe · 32 Cal. App. 4th 1641
City of Oakland v. Oakland Raiders · 203 Cal. App. 3d 78
People Ex Rel. Department of Transportation v. Yuki · 31 Cal. App. 4th 1754
Melendres v. City of Los Angeles · 45 Cal. App. 3d 267
Sokolow v. County of San Mateo · 213 Cal. App. 3d 231
Mashburn v. National Healthcare, Inc. · 684 F. Supp. 679
Arenson v. Board of Trade of City of Chicago · 372 F. Supp. 1349

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America Online, Inc. v. Superior Court · 108 Cal. Rptr. 2d 699
Jadwin v. County of Kern · 767 F. Supp. 2d 1069
Espejo v. Copley Press, Inc. · 221 Cal. Rptr. 3d 1
Katiuzhinsky v. Perry · 62 Cal. Rptr. 3d 309
Apple Computer, Inc. v. Superior Court · 24 Cal. Rptr. 3d 818
McIntosh v. Mills · 17 Cal. Rptr. 3d 66
Karuk Tribe of Northern California v. California Regional Water Quality Control Bd., North Coast Region · 183 Cal. App. 4th 330
Craft v. County of San Bernardino · 624 F. Supp. 2d 1113
Robbins v. Alibrandi · 25 Cal. Rptr. 3d 387
Hypertouch, Inc. v. Superior Court · 27 Cal. Rptr. 3d 839
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