State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Miller v. National Broadcasting Co.

Decided December 18, 1986. Lloyd T. Hanson wrote the opinion for the court.

187 Cal. App. 3d 1463 · Cited 119 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.

Flynn v. Higham · 149 Cal. App. 3d 677
Hendrickson v. California Newspapers, Inc. · 48 Cal. App. 3d 59
White v. Davis · 533 P.2d 222
Coverstone v. Davies · 38 Cal. 2d 315
Nicholson v. McClatchy Newspapers · 177 Cal. App. 3d 509
Vescovo v. New Way Enterprises, Ltd. · 60 Cal. App. 3d 582
Davidson v. City of Westminster · 649 P.2d 894
People v. Haskett · 640 P.2d 776
Cervantez v. J. C. Penney Co. · 595 P.2d 975
Corwin v. Los Angeles Newspaper Service Bureau, Inc. · 484 P.2d 953
Robbins v. Superior Court · 695 P.2d 695
Good Government Group of Seal Beach, Inc. v. Superior Court · 586 P.2d 572
Noble v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. · 33 Cal. App. 3d 654
Tresemer v. Barke · 86 Cal. App. 3d 656
Acadia, California, Ltd. v. Herbert · 353 P.2d 294
Barber v. Time, Inc. · 159 S.W.2d 291
Gill v. Curtis Publishing Co. · 239 P.2d 630
Metter v. Los Angeles Examiner · 35 Cal. App. 2d 304
Estate of Berthiaume v. PRATT, MD · 365 A.2d 792
Civic Western Corp. v. Zila Industries, Inc. · 66 Cal. App. 3d 1
Galella v. Onassis · 353 F. Supp. 196
Sipple v. Chronicle Publishing Co. · 154 Cal. App. 3d 1040
Diaz v. Oakland Tribune, Inc. · 139 Cal. App. 3d 118
McCreery v. Eli Lilly & Co. · 87 Cal. App. 3d 77
James v. Screen Gems, Inc. · 174 Cal. App. 2d 650

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United States v. Southern California Edison Co. · 413 F. Supp. 2d 1101
Wilkins v. National Broadcasting Co. · 84 Cal. Rptr. 2d 329
Marich v. MGM/UA TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. · 7 Cal. Rptr. 3d 60
Hernandez v. Hillsides, Inc. · 48 Cal. Rptr. 3d 780
Hill v. National Collegiate Athletic Assn. · 865 P.2d 633
Sanchez-Scott v. Alza Pharmaceuticals · 103 Cal. Rptr. 2d 410
Barrett v. Outlet Broadcasting, Inc. · 22 F. Supp. 2d 726
Oziel v. Superior Court · 223 Cal. App. 3d 1284
Hernandez v. Hillsides, Inc. · 47 Cal. 4th 272
Fibreboard Corp. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. · 16 Cal. App. 4th 492
Sanders v. American Broadcasting Companies · 978 P.2d 67
KOVR-TV, Inc. v. Superior Court · 31 Cal. App. 4th 1023
Aisenson v. American Broadcasting Co. · 220 Cal. App. 3d 146
Four Navy Seals v. Associated Press · 413 F. Supp. 2d 1136
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals v. Bobby Berosini, Ltd. · 867 P.2d 1121
Dove v. PNS Stores, Inc. · 982 F. Supp. 1420
Flanagan v. Flanagan · 91 Cal. Rptr. 2d 422
Christensen v. Superior Court · 820 P.2d 181
Brown v. Kelly Broadcasting Co. · 771 P.2d 406
Baughman v. State of California · 38 Cal. App. 4th 182
People for Ethical Treatment of Animals v. Bobby Berosini Ltd. · 895 P.2d 1269
Wilkinson v. Times Mirror Corp. · 215 Cal. App. 3d 1034

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