Varian Medical Systems, Inc. v. Delfino

Decided March 3, 2005. Janice Rogers Brown wrote the opinion for the court.

106 P.3d 958 · Cited 393 times

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• Betz v. Pankow · 16 Cal. App. 4th 931
• People v. Elliot · 54 Cal. 2d 498
• Elsea v. Saberi · 4 Cal. App. 4th 625
• Griset v. Fair Political Practices Commission · 23 P.3d 43
• Leone v. Medical Bd. of Cal. · 995 P.2d 191
• Soule v. General Motors Corp. · 882 P.2d 298
• Gray v. Bybee · 60 Cal. App. 2d 564
• Agnew v. Superior Court · 118 Cal. App. 2d 230
• In Re Lukasik · 108 Cal. App. 2d 438
• Navellier v. Sletten · 52 P.3d 703
• Equilon Enterprises v. Consumer Cause, Inc. · 52 P.3d 685
• Kowis v. Howard · 838 P.2d 250
• Rochin v. Pat Johnson Manufacturing Co. · 79 Cal. Rptr. 2d 719
• People Ex Rel. Lockyer v. Brar · 9 Cal. Rptr. 3d 844
• Mattel, Inc. v. Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps · 121 Cal. Rptr. 2d 794
• Reed v. Superior Court · 111 Cal. Rptr. 2d 842
• Prudential-Bache Securities, Inc. v. Superior Court · 201 Cal. App. 3d 924
• People v. Sonoqui · 1 Cal. 2d 364
• United Professional Planning, Inc. v. Superior Court · 9 Cal. App. 3d 377
• In Re Marriage of Horowitz · 159 Cal. App. 3d 377
• Burritt v. Santa Barbara Trust Co. · 185 P. 951
• People v. Cunningham · 25 P.3d 519
• Wilson v. Parker, Covert & Chidester · 50 P.3d 733

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