Sonora Diamond Corp. v. Superior Court

Decided August 30, 2000. Nick J. Dibiaso wrote the opinion for the court.

99 Cal. Rptr. 2d 824 · Cited 363 times

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• Bellomo v. Pennsylvania Life Co. · 488 F. Supp. 744
• Empire Steel Corp. of Texas, Inc. v. Superior Court · 56 Cal. 2d 823
• Cannon Manufacturing Co. v. Cudahy Packing Co. · 267 U.S. 333
• Gallagher v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc. · 781 F. Supp. 1079
• United States v. Bestfoods · 524 U.S. 51
• Rollins Burdick Hunter of Southern California, Inc. v. Alexander & Alexander Services, Inc. · 206 Cal. App. 3d 1
• Clark v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. · 811 F. Supp. 1061
• International Shoe Co. v. Washington · 326 U.S. 310
• Automotriz Del Golfo De California v. Resnick · 47 Cal. 2d 792
• Tomaselli v. Transamerica Insurance · 25 Cal. App. 4th 1269
• Associated Vendors, Inc. v. Oakland Meat Co. · 210 Cal. App. 2d 825
• Robbins v. Blecher · 52 Cal. App. 4th 886
• Meadows v. Emett & Chandler · 222 P.2d 145
• Serafini v. Superior Court · 80 Cal. Rptr. 2d 159
• Wolfe v. City of Alexandria · 217 Cal. App. 3d 541
• Ado Finance, AG v. McDonnell Douglas Corp. · 931 F. Supp. 711
• Pope v. National Aero Finance Co. · 220 Cal. App. 2d 709
• Vons Companies, Inc. v. Seabest Foods, Inc. · 14 Cal. 4th 434
• Wenban Estate, Inc. v. Hewlett · 227 P. 723
• Communist Party of the United States of Amerika v. 522 Valencia, Inc. · 35 Cal. App. 4th 980
• Hennessey's Tavern, Inc. v. American Air Filter Co. · 204 Cal. App. 3d 1351
• Floveyor Internat., Ltd. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County · 59 Cal. App. 4th 789
• Goehring v. Superior Court · 62 Cal. App. 4th 894
• Cislaw v. Southland Corp. · 4 Cal. App. 4th 1284

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