Lee v. Hanley

Decided August 20, 2015. Goodwin Hon Liu wrote the opinion for the court.

61 Cal. 4th 1225 · Cited 258 times

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• Roger Cleveland Golf Co. v. Krane & Smith, APC · 225 Cal. App. 4th 660
• Budd v. Nixen · 491 P.2d 433
• City of Cotati v. Cashman · 52 P.3d 695
• Neel v. Magana, Olney, Levy, Cathcart & Gelfand · 491 P.2d 421
• McCall v. PacifiCare of California, Inc. · 21 P.3d 1189
• Laird v. Blacker · 828 P.2d 691
• Imperial Merchant Services, Inc. v. Hunt · 47 Cal. 4th 381
• Sierra Club v. State Board of Forestry · 876 P.2d 505
• Mays v. City of Los Angeles · 180 P.3d 935
• Beal Bank, SSB v. Arter & Hadden, LLP · 167 P.3d 666
• Southland Mechanical Constructors Corp. v. Nixen · 119 Cal. App. 3d 417
• Quintilliani v. Mannerino · 62 Cal. App. 4th 54
• Stoll v. Superior Court · 9 Cal. App. 4th 1362
• Ameron Internat. Corp. v. Insurance Co. of State of Pennsylvania · 242 P.3d 1020
• Committee for Green Foothills v. Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors · 48 Cal. 4th 32
• David Welch Co. v. Erskine & Tulley · 203 Cal. App. 3d 884
• DOHENY PARK TERRACE HOME-OWNERS ASS'N., INC. v. Truck Ins. Exchange · 34 Cal. Rptr. 3d 157
• Cheong Yu Yee v. Don Cheung · 220 Cal. App. 4th 184
• Vafi v. McCloskey · 193 Cal. App. 4th 874
• Levin v. Graham & James · 37 Cal. App. 4th 798
• Committee for Green Foothills v. Santa Clara County Bd. of Supervisors · 48 Cal. 4th 32
• Bank of America National Trust & Savings Ass'n v. Superior Court · 20 Cal. 2d 697

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