Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Bear Stearns & Co.

Decided June 7, 1990. Allen Broussard wrote the opinion for the court.

791 P.2d 587 · Cited 397 times

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• Sierra Club v. Butz · 349 F. Supp. 934
• Bertero v. National General Corp. · 529 P.2d 608
• Smith v. Ford Motor Co. · 221 S.E.2d 282
• Youst v. Longo · 729 P.2d 728
• Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference v. Noerr Motor Freight, Inc. · 365 U.S. 127
• Blank v. Kirwan · 703 P.2d 58
• Sheldon Appel Co. v. Albert & Oliker · 765 P.2d 498
• Imperial Ice Co. v. Rossier · 18 Cal. 2d 33
• Oren Royal Oaks Venture v. Greenberg, Bernard, Weiss & Karma Inc. · 728 P.2d 1202
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Claiborne Hardware Co. · 458 U.S. 886
• In Re Marriage of Flaherty · 646 P.2d 179
• Silberg v. Anderson · 786 P.2d 365
• J'Aire Corp. v. Gregory · 598 P.2d 60
• Speegle v. Board of Fire Underwriters · 29 Cal. 2d 34
• Westlake Community Hospital v. Superior Court · 551 P.2d 410
• Ribas v. Clark · 696 P.2d 637
• White v. Western Title Insurance · 710 P.2d 309
• Lipman v. Brisbane Elementary School District · 359 P.2d 465
• Abbott Ford, Inc. v. Superior Court · 741 P.2d 124
• Lowell v. Mother's Cake & Cookie Co. · 79 Cal. App. 3d 13
• Ramona Manor Convalescent Hospital v. Care Enterprises · 177 Cal. App. 3d 1120
• City of Long Beach v. Bozek · 645 P.2d 137
• Kozlowsky v. Westminster National Bank · 6 Cal. App. 3d 593
• Zimmerman v. Bank of America National Trust & Savings Ass'n · 191 Cal. App. 2d 55

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