Whiteley v. Philip Morris, Inc.

Decided April 29, 2004. John Anthony Kline wrote the opinion for the court.

11 Cal. Rptr. 3d 807 · Cited 113 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.

• Rutherford v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. · 16 Cal. 4th 953
• Myers v. Philip Morris Companies, Inc. · 50 P.3d 751
• Mirkin v. Wasserman · 858 P.2d 568
• Etcheverry v. Tri-Ag Serv., Inc. · 993 P.2d 366
• Soule v. General Motors Corp. · 882 P.2d 298
• Davis v. Memorial Hospital · 58 Cal. 2d 815
• Naegele v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. · 28 Cal. 4th 856
• Sparks v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. · 32 Cal. App. 4th 461
• Mitchell v. Gonzales · 819 P.2d 872
• Ortega v. Kmart Corp. · 26 Cal. 4th 1200
• Alliance Mortgage Co. v. Rothwell · 900 P.2d 601
• Bockrath v. Aldrich Chemical Co. · 21 Cal. 4th 71
• Truman v. Thomas · 611 P.2d 902
• Izzarelli v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. · 117 F. Supp. 2d 167
• Vahey v. Sacia · 126 Cal. App. 3d 171
• Huddleston v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. · 66 F. Supp. 2d 1370
• Engalla v. Permanente Medical Group, Inc. · 15 Cal. 4th 951
• Committee on Children's Television, Inc. v. General Foods Corp. · 673 P.2d 660
• Cronin v. J.B.E. Olson Corp. · 501 P.2d 1153
• Small v. Fritz Companies, Inc. · 65 P.3d 1255
• Mangini v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. · 875 P.2d 73
• Pool v. City of Oakland · 728 P.2d 1163
• Gray v. Don Miller & Associates, Inc. · 674 P.2d 253
• Quintano v. Mercury Casualty Co. · 906 P.2d 1057
• Henderson v. Harnischfeger Corp. · 527 P.2d 353

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• Major v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. · 222 Cal. Rptr. 3d 563
• In Re Tobacco II Cases · 46 Cal. 4th 298
• Grisham v. Philip Morris U.S.A., Inc. · 151 P.3d 1151
• Hernandez v. Amcord, Inc. · 215 Cal. App. 4th 659
• Mize-Kurzman v. Marin Community College District · 202 Cal. App. 4th 832
• Veronese v. Lucasfilm Ltd. · 212 Cal. App. 4th 1
• Boeken v. Philip Morris Inc. · 26 Cal. Rptr. 3d 638
• Schmidlin v. City of Palo Alto · 69 Cal. Rptr. 3d 365
• Bullock v. Phillip Morris USA, Inc. · 71 Cal. Rptr. 3d 775
• Wilson v. County of Orange · 169 Cal. App. 4th 1185
• Ermoian v. Desert Hospital · 61 Cal. Rptr. 3d 754
• Greenwich S.F., LLC v. Wong · 190 Cal. App. 4th 739
• Pope v. Babick · 229 Cal. App. 4th 1238
• Kelly v. CB&I CONSTRUCTORS, INC. · 179 Cal. App. 4th 442
• Bettencourt v. Hennessy Industries, Inc. · 205 Cal. App. 4th 1103
• Dahl v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. · 742 N.W.2d 186
• Stephen v. Ford Motor Co. · 37 Cal. Rptr. 3d 9
• Garbell v. Hardwoods · 193 Cal. App. 4th 1563
• Colombo v. BRP US, Inc. · 230 Cal. App. 4th 1442
• Antelope Valley Groundwater Cases Antelope Valley-east Kern Water Agency v. L. A. Cnty. Waterworks Dist. No. 40, Cross · 241 Cal. Rptr. 3d 692
• Bello v. ABA Energy Corp. · 16 Cal. Rptr. 3d 818
• Bunch v. Hoffinger Industries, Inc. · 20 Cal. Rptr. 3d 780
• Perez v. Hyundai Motor Co. · 440 F. Supp. 2d 57
• Ulloa v. McMillin Real Estate & Mortgage, Inc. · 57 Cal. Rptr. 3d 1
• Strouse v. Webcor Constr., L.P. · 246 Cal. Rptr. 3d 419

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