U.S. District Court / C.D. California

Occidental Petroleum Corp. v. Buttes Gas & Oil Co.

Decided March 17, 1971. Harry Pregerson wrote the opinion for the court.

331 F. Supp. 92 · Cited 82 times

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International Shoe Co. v. Washington · 326 U.S. 310
National Licorice Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 309 U.S. 350
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Carl Zeiss Stiftung v. VEB Carl Zeiss, Jena · 293 F. Supp. 892
Waldron v. British Petroleum Co. · 231 F. Supp. 72
United States v. National Lead Co. · 63 F. Supp. 513
F. PALICIO Y COMPANIA, SA v. Brush · 256 F. Supp. 481
California Clippers, Inc. v. United States Soccer Football Ass'n · 314 F. Supp. 1057
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Independent Productions Corp. v. Loew's, Incorporated · 148 F. Supp. 460
Banco Nacional De Cuba v. First National City Bank of NY · 270 F. Supp. 1004
De Golia v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation · 140 F. Supp. 316
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