State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Wilbanks v. Wolk

Decided August 17, 2004. William Stein wrote the opinion for the court.

17 Cal. Rptr. 3d 497 · Cited 157 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.

ComputerXpress, Inc. v. Jackson · 113 Cal. Rptr. 2d 625
Briggs v. Eden Council for Hope & Opportunity · 969 P.2d 564
Damon v. Ocean Hills Journalism Club · 102 Cal. Rptr. 2d 205
Navellier v. Sletten · 52 P.3d 703
Seelig v. Infinity Broadcasting Corp. · 119 Cal. Rptr. 2d 108
Equilon Enterprises v. Consumer Cause, Inc. · 52 P.3d 685
Jarrow Formulas, Inc. v. LaMarche · 74 P.3d 737
Weinberg v. Feisel · 2 Cal. Rptr. 3d 385
Du Charme v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 45 · 1 Cal. Rptr. 3d 501
TRADITIONAL CAT ASS'N., INC. v. Gilbreath · 13 Cal. Rptr. 3d 353
Averill v. Superior Court · 42 Cal. App. 4th 1170
City of Cotati v. Cashman · 52 P.3d 695
Brown v. Kelly Broadcasting Co. · 771 P.2d 406
Wilcox v. Superior Court · 27 Cal. App. 4th 809
Lafayette Morehouse, Inc. v. Chronicle Publishing Co. · 37 Cal. App. 4th 855
Commonwealth Energy Corp. v. Investor Data Exchange, Inc. · 1 Cal. Rptr. 3d 390
Paradise Hills Associates v. Procel · 235 Cal. App. 3d 1528
Church of Scientology v. Wollersheim · 42 Cal. App. 4th 628
Ringler Associates Inc. v. Maryland Casualty Co. · 96 Cal. Rptr. 2d 136
DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Co. v. Superior Court · 92 Cal. Rptr. 2d 755
Rothman v. Jackson · 49 Cal. App. 4th 1134
Slaughter v. Friedman · 649 P.2d 186
Lam v. Ngo · 111 Cal. Rptr. 2d 582
Weller v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. · 232 Cal. App. 3d 991
Consumer Justice Center v. Trimedica International, Inc. · 107 Cal. App. 4th 595

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