State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Whaley v. Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.

Decided August 5, 2004. Cynthia Aaron wrote the opinion for the court.

17 Cal. Rptr. 3d 88 · Cited 61 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.

Henry v. Alcove Investment, Inc. · 233 Cal. App. 3d 94
In Re Steele · 85 P.3d 444
Hassan v. Mercy American River Hospital · 74 P.3d 726
California Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. City of Los Angeles · 902 P.2d 297
Estate of Griswold · 24 P.3d 1191
People v. Robles · 5 P.3d 176
Esberg v. Union Oil Company · 47 P.3d 1069
Adams v. Commission on Judicial Performance · 882 P.2d 358
McDowell v. Watson · 59 Cal. App. 4th 1155
Heavenly Valley v. El Dorado County Board of Equalization · 101 Cal. Rptr. 2d 591
CD Investment Co. v. California Insurance Guarantee Ass'n · 101 Cal. Rptr. 2d 806
C. v. Starr & Co. v. Boston Reinsurance Corp. · 190 Cal. App. 3d 1637
National Technical System v. Commercial Contractors, Inc. · 89 Cal. App. 4th 1000
Do v. Superior Court · 109 Cal. App. 4th 1210
Cronus Investments, Inc. v. Concierge Services · 107 P.3d 217

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