State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Samura v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.

Decided August 17, 1993. William A. Newsom Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

17 Cal. App. 4th 1284 · Cited 79 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.

People v. McKale · 602 P.2d 731
People v. Casa Blanca Convalescent Homes, Inc. · 159 Cal. App. 3d 509
Block v. California Physicians' Service · 244 Cal. App. 2d 266
Committee on Children's Television, Inc. v. General Foods Corp. · 673 P.2d 660
Barquis v. Merchants Collection Assn. · 496 P.2d 817
Gantt v. Sentry Insurance · 824 P.2d 680
Rubin v. Green · 847 P.2d 1044
A & M PRODUCE CO. v. FMC Corp. · 135 Cal. App. 3d 473
Western Oil & Gas Ass'n v. Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District · 777 P.2d 157
Armistead v. State Personnel Board · 583 P.2d 744
People Ex Rel. Department of Transportation v. Naegele Outdoor Advertising Co. · 698 P.2d 150
Lee v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 57 Cal. App. 3d 458
Garrity v. Rural Mutual Insurance · 253 N.W.2d 512
Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. v. Superior Court · 211 Cal. App. 3d 758
Culver v. Insurance Co. of North America · 559 A.2d 400
Delgado v. Heritage Life Insurance · 157 Cal. App. 3d 262
People v. Bestline Products, Inc. · 61 Cal. App. 3d 879
Shadoan v. World Savings & Loan Assn. · 219 Cal. App. 3d 97
Diaz v. Kay-Dix Ranch · 9 Cal. App. 3d 588
Van De Kamp v. Gumbiner · 221 Cal. App. 3d 1260
Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Ingebretsen · 38 Cal. App. 3d 858
Frenzer v. Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Ass'n · 27 Cal. App. 2d 406
People v. Custom Craft Carpets, Inc. · 159 Cal. App. 3d 676
Wright v. Department of Benefit Payments · 90 Cal. App. 3d 446
Westendorf Ex Rel. Westendorf v. Stasson · 330 N.W.2d 699

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Arce v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. · 181 Cal. App. 4th 471
In Re Managed Care Litigation · 298 F. Supp. 2d 1259
Ticconi v. Blue Shield of California Life & Health Insurance · 72 Cal. Rptr. 3d 888
California Medical Ass'n v. Aetna U.S. Healthcare of California, Inc. · 114 Cal. Rptr. 2d 109
In Re Managed Care Litigation · 150 F. Supp. 2d 1330
Chong v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 428 F. Supp. 2d 1136
Bell v. Blue Cross of California · 31 Cal. Rptr. 3d 688
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Nebraska, Inc. v. Dailey · 687 N.W.2d 689
Stevens v. Superior Court · 89 Cal. Rptr. 2d 370
South Bay Chevrolet v. General Motors Acceptance Corp. · 85 Cal. Rptr. 2d 301
Progressive West Insurance v. Superior Court · 37 Cal. Rptr. 3d 434
Sapiano v. Williamsburg National Insurance · 28 Cal. App. 4th 533
Quelimane Co. v. Stewart Title Guaranty Co. · 960 P.2d 513
Saunders v. Superior Court · 27 Cal. App. 4th 832
Walker v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. · 121 Cal. Rptr. 2d 79
Hewlett v. Squaw Valley Ski Corp. · 54 Cal. App. 4th 499
Malek v. Blue Cross of California · 16 Cal. Rptr. 3d 687
Olsen v. Breeze, Inc. · 48 Cal. App. 4th 608
Klein v. Earth Elements, Inc. · 59 Cal. App. 4th 965
ZEMBSCH v. Superior Court · 53 Cal. Rptr. 3d 69
Shamsian v. Department of Conservation · 39 Cal. Rptr. 3d 62
Bagatti v. Department of Rehabilitation · 118 Cal. Rptr. 2d 443

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