Sonic-Calabasas A, Inc. v. Moreno

Decided October 17, 2013. Goodwin Hon Liu wrote the opinion for the court.

57 Cal. 4th 1109 · Cited 282 times

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• Sonic-Calabasas A, Inc. v. Moreno · 51 Cal. 4th 659
• Armendariz v. Found. Health Psychcare Servs., Inc. · 6 P.3d 669
• Little v. Auto Stiegler, Inc. · 63 P.3d 979
• Gentry v. Superior Court · 165 P.3d 556
• Gutierrez v. Autowest, Inc. · 7 Cal. Rptr. 3d 267
• Pinnacle Museum Tower Ass'n v. Pinnacle Market Development (US), LLC · 55 Cal. 4th 223
• Lolley v. Campbell · 48 P.3d 1128
• Discover Bank v. Superior Court · 113 P.3d 1100
• Ajamian v. Cantorco2e. L.P. · 203 Cal. App. 4th 771
• Serpa v. California Surety Investigations, Inc. · 215 Cal. App. 4th 695
• Parada v. Superior Court · 176 Cal. App. 4th 1554
• A & M PRODUCE CO. v. FMC Corp. · 135 Cal. App. 3d 473
• Perdue v. Crocker National Bank · 702 P.2d 503
• Cel-Tech Communications, Inc. v. Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Co. · 973 P.2d 527
• Murphy v. Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. · 40 Cal. 4th 1094
• Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. v. Intel Corp. · 885 P.2d 994
• People v. Alvarez · 46 P.3d 372
• Steven v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. · 377 P.2d 284
• Keating v. Superior Court · 645 P.2d 1192
• Pearson Dental Supplies, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County · 48 Cal. 4th 665
• Stockton Theatres, Inc. v. Palermo · 47 Cal. 2d 469
• Smith v. Rae-Venter Law Group · 58 P.3d 367
• Dryer v. Los Angeles Rams · 709 P.2d 826
• Kerr's Catering Service v. Department of Industrial Relations · 57 Cal. 2d 319
• Michael Schnuerle v. Insight Communications Company, L.P. · 376 S.W.3d 561

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