Wellpoint Health Networks, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County

Decided November 13, 1997. Elizabeth A. Baron wrote the opinion for the court.

59 Cal. App. 4th 110 · Cited 54 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Montebello Rose Co. v. Agricultural Labor Relations Board · 119 Cal. App. 3d 1
• Watt Industries, Inc. v. Superior Court · 115 Cal. App. 3d 802
• Roberts v. City of Palmdale · 853 P.2d 496
• Mitchell v. Superior Court · 691 P.2d 642
• Lipton v. Superior Court · 48 Cal. App. 4th 1599
• Southern California Gas Co. v. Public Utilities Commission · 784 P.2d 1373
• Suezaki v. Superior Court · 58 Cal. 2d 166
• D. I. Chadbourne, Inc. v. Superior Court · 60 Cal. 2d 723
• Roberts v. Superior Court · 508 P.2d 309
• State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Superior Court of L.A. Cty. · 54 Cal. App. 4th 625
• Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Superior Court · 153 Cal. App. 3d 467
• Fellows v. Superior Court · 108 Cal. App. 3d 55
• Nacht & Lewis Architects, Inc. v. Superior Court · 47 Cal. App. 4th 214
• Handgards, Inc. v. Johnson & Johnson · 413 F. Supp. 926
• Holm v. Superior Court · 267 P.2d 1025
• Giordano v. William Paterson College · 804 F. Supp. 637

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• GREEN & SHINEE v. Superior Court · 105 Cal. Rptr. 2d 886
• Magill v. Superior Court · 103 Cal. Rptr. 2d 355
• Costco Wholesale Corp. v. Superior Court · 47 Cal. 4th 725
• Oxy Resources California LLC v. Superior Court · 9 Cal. Rptr. 3d 621
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• State Compensation Insurance Fund v. Superior Court · 111 Cal. Rptr. 2d 284
• People v. Superior Court · 245 Cal. Rptr. 3d 787
• Dowden v. Superior Court · 73 Cal. App. 4th 126

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