State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Martinez v. Metabolife International., Inc.

Decided November 12, 2003. Alex C. McDonald wrote the opinion for the court.

6 Cal. Rptr. 3d 494 · Cited 229 times

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Consumer Justice Center v. Trimedica International, Inc. · 107 Cal. App. 4th 595
Navellier v. Sletten · 52 P.3d 703
Fox Searchlight Pictures, Inc. v. Paladino · 106 Cal. Rptr. 2d 906
Equilon Enterprises v. Consumer Cause, Inc. · 52 P.3d 685
City of Cotati v. Cashman · 52 P.3d 695
Cortez v. Purolator Air Filtration Products Co. · 999 P.2d 706
Hauter v. Zogarts · 534 P.2d 377
Gerawan Farming, Inc. v. Lyons · 12 P.3d 720
DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Co. v. Superior Court · 92 Cal. Rptr. 2d 755
Kasky v. Nike, Inc. · 27 Cal. 4th 939
ComputerXpress, Inc. v. Jackson · 113 Cal. Rptr. 2d 625
Kajima Engineering & Construction, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles · 116 Cal. Rptr. 2d 187
Gottsdanker v. Cutter Laboratories · 182 Cal. App. 2d 602
Paul v. Friedman · 117 Cal. Rptr. 2d 82
Governor Gray Davis Committee v. American Taxpayers Alliance · 125 Cal. Rptr. 2d 534
Commonwealth Energy Corp. v. Investor Data Exchange, Inc. · 1 Cal. Rptr. 3d 390
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. v. Superior Court · 15 Cal. App. 4th 547
Tippett v. Terich · 37 Cal. App. 4th 1517
Kasky v. Nike, Inc. · 45 P.3d 243
Nagel v. Twin Laboratories, Inc. · 109 Cal. App. 4th 39
Nagel v. Twin Laboratories, Inc. · 134 Cal. Rptr. 2d 420

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