State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Trop v. Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.

Decided May 31, 2005. Richard M. Mosk wrote the opinion for the court.

29 Cal. Rptr. 3d 144 · Cited 88 times

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Guz v. Bechtel National, Inc. · 8 P.3d 1089
Morgan v. Regents of the University of California · 105 Cal. Rptr. 2d 652
McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · 411 U.S. 792
Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Thurston · 469 U.S. 111
Iverson v. Muroc Unified School District · 32 Cal. App. 4th 218
Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield Co. · 24 P.3d 493
Foley v. Interactive Data Corp. · 765 P.2d 373
Eagle Oil & Refining Co. v. Prentice · 19 Cal. 2d 553
Sada v. Robert F. Kennedy Medical Center · 56 Cal. App. 4th 138
Crouse v. Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison · 80 Cal. Rptr. 2d 94

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