Smyth v. Berman
Decided January 10, 2019. Brian Matthew Hoffstadt wrote the opinion for the court.
242 Cal. Rptr. 3d 336 · Cited 52 times
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- Sterling v. Taylor · 152 P.3d 420
- Aryeh v. Canon Business Solutions, Inc. · 55 Cal. 4th 1185
- Hendy v. Losse · 819 P.2d 1
- Last v. Puehler · 19 Wis. 2d 291
- Schmitt v. Felix · 157 Cal. App. 2d 642
- Hoffman v. 162 North Wolfe CA6 · 228 Cal. App. 4th 1178
- Schep v. Capital One, N.A. · 220 Cal. Rptr. 3d 408
- Monarco v. Lo Greco · 35 Cal. 2d 621
- Wright v. Barclay · 151 Neb. 94
- Campbell v. Alger · 83 Cal. Rptr. 2d 696
- Waller v. Truck Insurance Exchange, Inc. · 900 P.2d 619
- Oasis West Realty v. Goldman · 51 Cal. 4th 811
- Lazar v. Superior Court · 909 P.2d 981
- Reid v. Google, Inc. · 235 P.3d 988
- Applied Equipment Corp. v. Litton Saudi Arabia Ltd. · 869 P.2d 454
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Bear Stearns & Co. · 791 P.2d 587
- Evans v. City of Berkeley · 129 P.3d 394
- Lee v. Hanley · 61 Cal. 4th 1225
- Tenzer v. Superscope, Inc. · 702 P.2d 212
- Gressitt v. Anderson · 51 A.2d 159
- Oren Realty & Development Co. v. Superior Court · 91 Cal. App. 3d 229
- Centinela Freeman Emergency Medical Associates v. Health Net of California, Inc. · 1 Cal. 5th 994
- Alexander v. Codemasters Group Limited · 127 Cal. Rptr. 2d 145
- Ivanoff v. Bank of America, N.A. · 9 Cal. App. 5th 719
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