Merrill v. Navegar, Inc.

Decided August 6, 2001. Kathryn Werdegar wrote the opinion for the court.

28 P.3d 116 · Cited 637 times

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Precedents cited

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.

• Rowland v. Christian · 69 Cal. 2d 108
• Barker v. Lull Engineering Co. · 573 P.2d 443
• Stevens v. Parke, Davis & Co. · 507 P.2d 653
• Jiminez v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. · 482 P.2d 681
• Weirum v. RKO General, Inc. · 539 P.2d 36
• Hamilton v. Beretta U.S.A. Corp. · 750 N.E.2d 1055
• Pike v. Frank G. Hough Co. · 467 P.2d 229
• Ballard v. Uribe · 715 P.2d 624
• Artiglio v. Corning Inc. · 957 P.2d 1313
• Vandermark v. Ford Motor Co. · 61 Cal. 2d 256
• Coulter v. Superior Court · 577 P.2d 669
• Moning v. Alfono · 254 N.W.2d 759
• Campbell v. General Motors Corp. · 649 P.2d 224
• Kentucky Fried Chicken of California, Inc. v. Superior Court · 14 Cal. 4th 814
• Tarasoff v. Regents of University of California · 551 P.2d 334
• Richardson v. Ham · 44 Cal. 2d 772
• Ramirez v. Plough, Inc. · 863 P.2d 167
• Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield Co. · 24 P.3d 493
• New York State Conference of Blue Cross & Blue Shield Plans v. Travelers Insurance · 514 U.S. 645
• Soule v. General Motors Corp. · 882 P.2d 298
• Palma v. U.S. Industrial Fasteners, Inc. · 36 Cal. 3d 171
• Rutherford v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. · 16 Cal. 4th 953
• Ann M. v. Pacific Plaza Shopping Center · 863 P.2d 207
• Christensen v. Superior Court · 820 P.2d 181
• Cronin v. J.B.E. Olson Corp. · 501 P.2d 1153

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• Lopez v. Baca · 120 Cal. Rptr. 2d 281
• Campbell v. Ford Motor Co. · 206 Cal. App. 4th 15
• Kitty-Anne Music Co. v. Swan · 4 Cal. Rptr. 3d 796
• Notmeyer v. Stryker Corp. · 502 F. Supp. 2d 1051
• The Regents of the University of California v. Superior Court · 230 Cal. Rptr. 3d 415
• Myrick v. Mastagni · 185 Cal. App. 4th 1082
• Chavez v. Glock, Inc. · 207 Cal. App. 4th 1283
• Zalkind v. Ceradyne, Inc. · 194 Cal. App. 4th 1010
• Taylor v. Elliott Turbomachinery Co. Inc. · 171 Cal. App. 4th 564
• Jimenez v. 24 Hour Fitness USA, Inc. · 237 Cal. App. 4th 546
• Swat-Fame, Inc. v. Goldstein · 124 Cal. Rptr. 2d 556
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