State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Valencia v. Smyth

Decided June 1, 2010. Robert M. Mallano wrote the opinion for the court.

185 Cal. App. 4th 153 · Cited 67 times

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Cronus Investments, Inc. v. Concierge Services · 107 P.3d 217
Rosenthal v. Great Western Financial Securities Corp. · 14 Cal. 4th 394
Rodriguez v. American Technologies, Inc. · 39 Cal. Rptr. 3d 437
Cable Connection, Inc. v. DirecTV, Inc. · 44 Cal. 4th 1334
Gravillis v. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Co. · 49 Cal. Rptr. 3d 531
Mount Diablo Medical Center v. Health Net of California, Inc. · 124 Cal. Rptr. 2d 607
First Options of Chicago, Inc. v. Kaplan · 514 U.S. 938
Moncharsh v. Heily & Blase · 832 P.2d 899
Dream Theater, Inc. v. Dream Theater · 21 Cal. Rptr. 3d 322
Whaley v. Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. · 17 Cal. Rptr. 3d 88
Shepard v. Edward MacKay Enterprises, Inc. · 56 Cal. Rptr. 3d 326
California Correctional Peace Officers Ass'n v. State · 47 Cal. Rptr. 3d 717
Woolls v. Superior Court · 25 Cal. Rptr. 3d 426
Birl v. Heritage Care, LLC · 172 Cal. App. 4th 1313
Lehman v. Superior Court · 51 Cal. Rptr. 3d 411
Hotels Nevada, LLC v. Bridge Banc, LLC · 30 Cal. Rptr. 3d 903
Zakarian v. Bekov · 119 Cal. Rptr. 2d 623
Coffman v. Provost ★ Umphrey Law Firm, L.L.P. · 161 F. Supp. 2d 720
Scurtu v. International Student Exchange · 523 F. Supp. 2d 1313
Christensen v. Smith · 171 Cal. App. 4th 931
Raytheon Co. v. National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh · 306 F. Supp. 2d 346

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