State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Melchior v. New Line Productions, Inc.

Decided February 28, 2003. Vaino Spencer wrote the opinion for the court.

131 Cal. Rptr. 2d 347 · Cited 130 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.

Dielsi v. Falk · 916 F. Supp. 985
Fanning v. Yoland Productions, Inc. · 150 Cal. App. 2d 444
Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield Co. · 24 P.3d 493
Guz v. Bechtel National, Inc. · 8 P.3d 1089
People v. Turner · 878 P.2d 521
Mansell v. Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System · 30 Cal. App. 4th 539
Biljac Associates v. First Interstate Bank of Oregon · 218 Cal. App. 3d 1410
Leasman v. Beech Aircraft Corp. · 48 Cal. App. 3d 376
Lauriedale Associates, Ltd. v. Wilson · 7 Cal. App. 4th 1439
Hooks v. Southern California Permanente Medical Group · 107 Cal. App. 3d 435
Artiglio v. General Electric Co. · 61 Cal. App. 4th 830
Recorded Picture Co. [Prods.] Ltd. v. Nelson Entm't, Inc. · 53 Cal. App. 4th 350
McDaniel v. Sunset Manor Co. · 220 Cal. App. 3d 1
Sacks v. FSR Brokerage, Inc. · 7 Cal. App. 4th 950
Selby v. New Line Cinema Corp. · 96 F. Supp. 2d 1053

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