McKell v. Washington Mutual, Inc.

Decided September 18, 2006. Vaino Spencer wrote the opinion for the court.

142 Cal. App. 4th 1457 · Cited 164 times

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• Hussey-Head v. World Savings & Loan Ass'n · 4 Cal. Rptr. 3d 171
• Aubry v. Tri-City Hospital District · 831 P.2d 317
• Moyer v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals Board · 514 P.2d 1224
• Committee on Children's Television, Inc. v. General Foods Corp. · 673 P.2d 660
• Mansell v. Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System · 30 Cal. App. 4th 539
• PARKOWNERS ASS'N v. City of Montclair · 90 Cal. Rptr. 2d 598
• Bronco Wine Company v. Jolly · 95 P.3d 422
• City of Torrance v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board · 650 P.2d 1162
• Jager v. County of Alameda · 8 Cal. App. 4th 294
• Lim v. The.Tv Corp. International · 121 Cal. Rptr. 2d 333
• Bank of the West v. Superior Court · 833 P.2d 545
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• Woods v. Young · 807 P.2d 455
• Saunders v. Superior Court · 27 Cal. App. 4th 832
• Hendy v. Losse · 819 P.2d 1
• People v. Hull · 820 P.2d 1036
• Murillo v. Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. · 17 Cal. 4th 985
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