Lunardi v. Great-West Life Assurance Co.

Decided August 10, 1995. Franklin Daniel Elia wrote the opinion for the court.

37 Cal. App. 4th 807 · Cited 73 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.

• Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Devore · 66 Cal. 2d 129
• Barrera v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 456 P.2d 674
• Holz Rubber Co., Inc. v. American Star Ins. Co. · 533 P.2d 1055
• Bank of the West v. Superior Court · 833 P.2d 545
• Producers Dairy Delivery Co. v. Sentry Insurance · 718 P.2d 920
• Thompson v. Occidental Life Insurance · 513 P.2d 353
• DiPasqua v. California Western States Life Insurance · 106 Cal. App. 2d 281
• Harte v. United Benefit Life Insurance · 66 Cal. 2d 148
• Ortega v. North American Co. for Life & Health Insurance · 193 N.W.2d 254
• Titan Corp. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 22 Cal. App. 4th 457
• Westlye v. Look Sports, Inc. · 17 Cal. App. 4th 1715
• Sarchett v. Blue Shield of California · 233 P.2d 267
• Old Line Life Insurance of America v. Superior Court · 229 Cal. App. 3d 1600
• Heredia v. Farmers Insurance Exchange · 228 Cal. App. 3d 1345
• Alta California Regional Center v. Fremont Indemnity Co. · 25 Cal. App. 4th 455
• Brubaker v. Beneficial Standard Life Insurance · 278 P.2d 966
• Rutherford v. Prudential Insurance · 234 Cal. App. 2d 719
• Wanshura v. State Farm Life Insurance Co. · 275 N.W.2d 559
• Williams v. Seaboard Life Insurance · 274 Cal. App. 2d 95
• Layton v. New York Life Insurance · 202 P. 958

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• Jimenez v. Superior Court · 98 Cal. Rptr. 2d 587
• Colony Insurance v. Crusader Insurance · 188 Cal. App. 4th 743
• Prudential Insurance of America v. Superior Court · 119 Cal. Rptr. 2d 823
• Wall Street Network, Ltd. v. New York Times Co. · 164 Cal. App. 4th 1171
• Frittelli, Inc. v. 350 North Canon Drive, LP · 202 Cal. App. 4th 35
• Food Safety Net Services v. Eco Safe Systems USA, Inc. · 209 Cal. App. 4th 1118
• Howard v. Omni Hotels Management Corp. · 203 Cal. App. 4th 403
• Haney v. Aramark Uniform Services, Inc. · 17 Cal. Rptr. 3d 336
• Mitchell v. United National Insurance · 25 Cal. Rptr. 3d 627
• Pac. Gas & Elec. Co. v. Superior Court of Sacramento Cnty. · 235 Cal. Rptr. 3d 228
• Paslay v. State Farm General Insurance Co. · 248 Cal. App. 4th 639
• Rehmani v. Superior Court · 204 Cal. App. 4th 945
• Hartline v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · 33 Cal. Rptr. 3d 713
• Blue Shield of California Life & Health Insurance v. Superior Court · 192 Cal. App. 4th 727
• Marie Y. v. General Star Indemnity Co. · 2 Cal. Rptr. 3d 135
• Zelda, Inc. v. Northland Insurance · 56 Cal. App. 4th 1252
• Atkinson v. Elk Corp. of Texas · 48 Cal. Rptr. 3d 247
• Melissa v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. · 241 Cal. Rptr. 3d 458
• Lomes v. Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. · 105 Cal. Rptr. 2d 471
• West Coast Life Insurance v. Ward · 33 Cal. Rptr. 3d 319
• Rinehart v. BOY & GIRLS CLUB OF CHULA VISTA · 34 Cal. Rptr. 3d 677
• Jones v. PS Development Co., Inc. · 166 Cal. App. 4th 707

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