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2007 Shroyer v. New Cingular Wireless Services, Inc. WL 2332068 (C.A.9 (Cal.))
2004 Dottie Goldstein et al v. Ralphs Grocery Company 2004 122 Cal.App.4th 229.
2003 In Re Air Crash at Belle Harbor, NY on November 12, 2001 2003 WL 21032034 2003 (MDL 1448 (RWS))
2002 Allen v. Sully-Miller Contracting Co., 28 Cal 4th 222 (2002)
2002 Pedus Building Services, Inc. v. Allen,96 Cal. App. 4th 152 (2002)
1999 APRI Ins. Co. v. Superior Court,76 Cal. App. 4th 176 (1999)
1999 Brockrath v. Aldrich Chemical Co., Inc., 21 Cal. 4th 71 (1999)
1998 Balthazor v. Little League Baseball, Inc.,62 Cal. App. 4th 47 (1998)
1998 Chung v. Tarom, S.A.,990 F. Supp. 581 (N.D. Ill. 1998)
1996 Magnin v. Teledyne Continental Motors, 91 F. 3d 1424 (11th Cir. 1996)
1996 Tomko Woll Group Architects, Inc. v. Superior Court, 46 Cal. App. 4th 1326 (1996)
1996 Armstrong World Industrices, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co., 45 Cal. App. 4th 1 (1996)
1996

Tate v. Boeing Helicopters,921 F. Supp. 1562 (W.D. Ky. 1996) 55 F. 3d 1150 (6th Cir. Ky. 1995)

1995 Pruyn v. Agricultural Ins. Co.,36 Cal. App. 4th 500 (1995)
1995 Mero v. Sadoff,31 Cal. App. 4th 1466 (1995)
1994 Viner v. Brockway, 36 Cal. Rptr. 2d 718 (1994)
1994 Kerins v. Hartley,27 Cal. App. 4th 1062 (1994)
1994 Linton v. Airbus Industrie, 30 F. 3d 592 (5th Cir. Tex. 1994)
1994 Kern v. Jeppeson Sanderson, Inc., 867 F. Supp. 525 (S.D. Tex. 1994)
1993 Armstrong World Industries, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co., 26 Cal. Rptr. 2d 35 (1993)
1992 Whittaker Corp. v. Allianz Underwriters, Inc.,11 Cal. App. 4th1236 (1992)
1992 Contreras v. Goldrich,10 Cal. App. 4th 1431 (1992)
1992 Linton v. Airbus Industrie, 794 F. Supp. 650 (S.D. Tex. 1992)
1991 Williamson v. Teledyne Continental Motors Aircraft Products Div., 1991 WL 249787 (E.D. Pa. 1991), 1990 WL 99756 (E.D. Pa. 1990)
1991   Adams v. Murakami,54 Cal. 3d 105 (1991), 228 Cal. App. 3d 885 (1990)
1991 Woods v. Young,53 Cal. 3d 315 (1991), 246 Cal. Rptr.768 (1988)
1989 Harris v. Tashma, 258 Cal. Rptr. 20 (1989)
1989 Marlene F. v. Affiliated Psychiatric Medical Clinic, Inc., 48 Cal. 3d 583 (1989)
1989 Brownfield v. Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital,208 Cal. App. 3d 405 (1989)
1988 Knighten v. Sam's Parking Valet,206 Cal. App. 3d 69 (1988)
1988 Getty v. Getty,205 Cal. App. 3d 134 (1988)
1988 In Re San Juan Dupont Plaza Hotel Fire Litigation, 687 F. Supp. 716 (D. Puerto Rico 1988) (MDL 1448(RWS))
1988 Stanton v. Continental Cas. Co.,243 Cal.Rptr. 147 (1988)
1987 U.S. v. Stringfellow,661 F. Supp. 1053 (1987)
1987 Grimm v. Thayer,188 Cal. App. 3d 866 (1987)
1986

Graham v.Teledyne-Continental Motors, a Div. of Teledyne Industries, Inc. 805 F. 2d 1386 (9th Cir. Cal. 1986)

1986 Green v. Travelers Indemnity Co., 185 Cal. App. 3d 544 (1986)
1986 Swett v. Schenk,792 F. 2d 1447 (9th Cir. Cal. 1986)
1986 Brimmer v. .California Charter Medical, Inc., 180 Cal. App. 3d 678 (1986)
1986 Covenant Mutual Ins. Co. v. Young,179 Cal. App. 3d 318 (1986)
1986 Budavari v. Barry,176 Cal. App. 3d 849 (1986)
1985   Jaffe v. Cranford Ins. Co.,168 Cal. App. 3d 930 (1985)
1985 Iverson v. Superior Court,167 Cal. App. 3d 544 (1985)
1984 Gradus v. Hanson Aviation, Inc., 158 Cal. App. 3d 1038 (1984)
1984   County of Los Angeles v. Superior Court, 155 Cal. App. 3d 798 (1984)
1983 Hogen v. Valley Hospital,147 Cal. App. 3d 119 (1983)
1982 Weber Aircraft Corp., a Div. of Walter Kidde and Co., Inc. v. U.S., 688 F. 2d 638 (9th Cir. Cal. 1982)
1982 Garcia v. Douglas Aircraft Co.,133 Cal. App. 3d 890 (1982)
1982 Aeronaves de Mexico, S.A. v. McDonnell Douglas Corp., 677 F. 2d 771 (9th Cir. Cal. 1982)
1982 S.A. Empressa De ViacaoAerea Rio Grandense (Varig Airlines) v. Walter Kidde & Co., Inc.,690 F. 2d 1235 (9th Cir. Cal. 1982)
1980 Stoddard v. Ling-Temco-Vought, Inc., 513 F. Supp. 314 (C.D. Cal. 1980)
1979 Evans v. Hawker-Siddeley Aviation, Ltd.,482 F. Supp. 547 (S.D.N.Y. 1979)
1979 Robinson v. Pediatric Affiliates Medical Group, Inc.,98 Cal. App. 3d 907 (1979)
1979 Reyno v. Piper Aircraft Co.,479 F. Supp. 727 (M.D. Pa. 1979)
1979 Baker v. Beech Aircraft Corp.,96 Cal. App. 3d 321 (1979)
1979 Scandiavian Airlines System v. United Aircraft Corp., 601 F. 2d 425 (9th Cir. Cal. 1979)
1979 Segura v. Brundage,91 Cal. App. 3d 19 (1979)
1978 Insurance Co. of North America v. Sam Harris Constr. Co., 22 Cal. 3d 409 (1978)
1978 Colby v. Schwartz,78 Cal. App. 3d 885 (1978)
1977 Barton v. Owen,71 Cal. App. 3d 484 (1977)
1977 Saxton v. McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Co., 428 F. Supp. 1047 (1977) (MDL 172)
1977 Moncur v. City of Los Angeles,68 Cal. App. 3d 118 (1977)
1977

In Re Paris Air Crash of March 3, 1974, 427 F. Supp. 701 (C.D. Cal. 1977)

420 F. Supp. 880 (C.D. Cal. 1976), 423 F. Supp. 367 (C.D. Cal. 1976)

410 F. Supp. 326 (C.D. Cal. 1976), 69 F.R.D. 310 (C.D. Cal. 1975) 399 F. Supp. 732 (C.D. Cal 1975), No. MDL 172

1977 Flanagan v. McDonnell Douglas Corp.,428 F. Supp. 770 (C.D. Cal. 1977)
1976 Slapin v. Los Angeles International Airport,65 Cal. App. 3d 484 (1976)
1976 Scherer v. Mark,64 Cal. App. 3d 834 (1976)
1976   Singelyn v. Superior Court, 62 Cal. App. 3d 972 (1976)
1976 Sanchez v. South Hoover Hospital,18 Cal. 3d 93 (1976)
1976 Beech Aircraft Corp. v. Superior Court,61 Cal. App. 3d 501 (1976)
1976 Smith v. Sikorsky Aircraft,420 F. Supp. 661 (1976)
1976 Taylor v. Union Pac. R. Corp.,16 Cal. 3d 893 (1976), 50 Cal. App. 3d 271 (1975)
1976 Rousseff v. Western Airlines, Inc.,409 F. Supp. 1262 (C.D. Cal. 1976)
1976 Kaiser Steel Corp.v. Westinghouse Elec. Corp., 55 Cal. App. 3d 737 (1976)
1976 Aas v. Avemco Ins. Co.,55 Cal. App. 3d 312 (1976)
1976 Scherer v. Mark,54 Cal. App. 3d 468 (1976)
1976 Sanchez v. South Hoover Hospital, 54 Cal. App. 3d 270 (1976)
1974 Times Newspapers Ltd. (Of Great Britain) v. McDonnell Douglas Corp., 387 F.Supp. 189 (1974)
1974 City of Los Angeles v. Japan Air Lines Co., Ltd., 41 Cal. App. 3d 416 (1974)
1974 Baker v. Beech Aircraft Corp.,39 Cal. App. 3d 315 (1974)
1974 Cairl v. Boeing Co.,39 Cal. App. 3d 137 (1974)
1974 Mitchell v. National Auto. & Casualty Ins. Co., 38 Cal. App. 3d 599 (1974)
1974 Pease v. Beech Aircraft Corp.,38 Cal. App. 3d 450 (1974)
1974 McCullum v. United Intern. Corp., 493 F. 2d 501 (1974)
1974 Klingebiel v. Lockheed Aircraft Corp.,494 F. 2d 345 (9th Cir. Cal. 1974)
1973 Arney v. U.S.,479 F. 2d 653 (9th Cir. Cal. 1973)
1973 Wint v. Fidelity & Casualty Co., 9 Cal. 3d 257 (1973)
1972 Cobbs v. Grant,8 Cal. 3d 229 (1972)
1972 Harbor Ins. co. v. Employers' Surplus Lines Ins. Co., 26 Cal. App. 3d 559 (1972)
1972 Lockheed Air Terminal, Inc. v. City of Burbank,457 F. 2d 667 (9th Cir.Cal. 1972)
1971 Klingebiel v. Lockheed Aircraft Corp., 372 F. Supp. 1086 (N.D. Cal. 1971)
1971 Cal-Medicon v. Los Angeles County Medical Assn., 20 Cal. App. 3d 148 (1971)
1971 Citizens Cas. Co. v. Otis Clark & Co.,19 Cal. App. 3d 294 (1971)
1971 McGlenon v. Boeing Co.,437 F. 2d 433 (9th Cir. Cal. 1971)
1970 Marincovich v. Oriana, Inc.,13 Cal. App. 3d 146 (1970)
1970 Hiemstra v. Huston, 12 Cal. App. 3d 104 (1970)
1970 Lockheed Air Terminal, Inc. v. City of Burbank, 318 F. Supp. 914 (C.D. Cal. 1970)
1970 Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. v. Harris, Kerr, Forster & Co.,10 Cal. App. 3d 1100 (1970)
1970 City of Newport Beach v. Sasse,9 Cal. App. 3d 803 (1970)
1970 Egly v. Superior Court,6 Cal. App. 3d 476 (1970)
1969 Knox-Seeman Motor Parts, Inc. v. American Ins. Co., 2 Cal. App. 3d 173 (1969)
1969 Berkey v. Anderson,1 Cal. App. 3d 790 (1969)
1969 Cullum v. Seifer,1 Cal. App. 3d 20 (1969)
1969 Rodde v. Trousdale Const. Co., 276 Cal. App. 2d 419 (1969)
1969 Western Salt Co. v. City of Newport Beach, 271 Cal. App. 2d 397 (1969)
1968 Employers' Surplus Lines Ins. Co. v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co., 266 Cal. App. 2d 183 (1968)
1968 Geddes v.Tri-State Ins. Co.,264 Cal. App. 2d 181 (1968)
1968 Patton v. Royal Industries, Inc.,263 Cal. App. 2d 760 (1968)
1968 Dorobek v. Ride-A-White Stables,262 Cal. App. 2d 554 (1968)
1968 Cunningham v. Burbank Bd. of Realtors,262 Cal. App. 2d 211 (1968)
1968 City of Los Angeles v. Standard Oil Co. of Cal., 262 Cal. App. 2d 118 (1968)
1968 Storey v. Garrett Corp.,43 F.R.D. 301 (C.D. Cal. 1968)
1967 Mixon v. Riverview Hospital,254 Cal. App. 2d 364 (1967)
1967 Marcus v. Palm Harbor Hospital, Inc., 253 Cal. App. 2d 1008 (1967)
1967 Kemmerer Engineering Co. v. Continental Cas. Co.,253 Cal. App. 2d 188 (1967)
1967 O'Reilly v. Board of Medical Examiners,66 Cal. 2d 381 (1967), 55 Cal. Rptr. 152 (1966)
1967 Bledsoe v. Informative Research,257 Cal. App. 2d 684 (1967)
1966 Schwartz v. Thiele,242 Cal. App. 2d 799 (1966)
1966 Skyways Aircraft Ferrying Service, Inc. v. Stanton,242 Cal. App. 2d 272 (1966)
1966 Dunlap v. Marine,242 Cal. App. 2d 162 (1966)
1966 Erickson v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., 240 Cal. App. 2d 793 (1966)
1965 Mission Ins. Co. v. Brown,63 Cal. 2d 508 (1965)
1965 Olsen v. Lockheed Aircraft Corp., 237 Cal. App. 2d 737 (1965)
1965 Warren v. Flying Tiger Line, Inc.,352 F. 2d 494 (9th Cir. Cal. 1965), 234 F. Supp. 223 (S.D. Cal. 1964)
1965 Mission Ins. Co. v. Brown,43 Cal. Rptr. 518 (1965)
1964 Washington v. Blampin,226 Cal. App. 2d 604 (1964)
1963 Civil Service Emp. Ins. Co. v. Wilson, 222 Cal. App. 2d 519 (1963)
1963 McMahon v. Maddox,221 Cal. App. 2d 119 (1963)
1963 Carrasco v. Bankoff,220 Cal. App. 2d 230 (1963)
1963 Security-First Nat. Bank of Los Angeles v. Lutz, 322 F. 2d 348 (9th Cir. Cal. 1963)
1963 Myers v. Carter,215 Cal. App. 2d 238 (1963)
1963 Dreybus v. Bayless Rents, 213 Cal. App. 2d 506 (1963)
1962 Wilson v. Lockheed Aircraft Corp., 210 Cal. App. 2d 451 (1962)
1962 San Pedro Properties, Inc. v. Sayre & Toso, Inc., 203 Cal. App. 2d 750 (1962)
1962 Farnsworth v. Cote,199 Cal. App. 2d 762 (1962)
1961 Cox v. Shepherd,199 F. Supp. 140 (S.D. Cal. 1961)
1961 Security-First Nat. Bank of Los Angeles v. Lutz, 297 F. 2d 159 (9th Cir. Cal. 1961)
1961 Di Muro v. Matserson Trusafe Steel Scaffold Co., 193 Cal. App. 2d 784 (1961)
1961 Maben v. Rankin,55 Cal. 2d 139 (1961), 4 Cal. Rptr. 731 (1960)
1960 Pacific Greyhound Lines v. Buerner,187 Cal. App. 2d 190 (1960)
1960 Continental Mfg. Corp. v. Underwriters at Lloyds London, 185 Cal. App. 2d 545 (1960)
1960 Campbell v. Magana,184 Cal. App. 2d 751 (1960)
1960 Arvin-Kern Co. v. B.J. Service, Inc., 178 Cal. App. 2d 783 (1960)
1960 Rexall Drug Co. v. Nihill,276 F. 2d 637 (1960)
1960 Vinnell Co. v. Pacific Elec. Ry. Co., 52 Cal. 2d 411 (1959), 334 P. 2d 139 (1959)
1959 Davis v. Goodrich,171 Cal. App. 2d 92 (1959)
1959 McDonald v. Foster Memorial Hospital, 170 Cal. App. 2d 85 (1959)
1958 Lewis v. Franklin,161 Cal. App. 2d 177 (1958)
1957 Mayers v. Litow,154 Cal. App. 2d 413 (1957)
1957 Calvin v. Thayer,150 Cal. App. 2d 610 (1957)
1956 Landsberg v. Kolodny, 145 Cal. App. 2d 158 (1956)
1956 Alwood v. City of Los Angeles, 139 Cal. App. 2d 49 (1956)
1956 Agnew v. City of Compton,239 F. 2d 226 (9th Cir. Cal. 1956)
1956 Spencer v. Beatty Safway Scaffold Co., 141 Cal. App. 2d 875 (1956)
1956 Smith v. National Broadcasting Co.,138 Cal. App. 2d 807 (1956)
1955 Potter v. Richards,132 Cal. App. 2d 380 (1955)
1955 Seneris v. Haas,45 Cal. 2d 811 (1955)
1955 Dragna v. White,45 Cal. 2d 469 (1955)
1955 Anderson v. No-Doz, 134 Cal. App. 2d 11 (1955)
1955 Miller v. Glass,44 Cal. 2d 359 (1955), 274 P. 2d 669 (Cal. App. 4 Dist. 1954)
1955 Potter v. Richards,132 Cal. App. 2d 380 (1955)
1955 Seneris v. Haas,281 P. 2d 278 (1955)
1955 Dragna v. White,280 P. 2d 817 (Cal. App. 2 Dist. 1955)
1953 Bates v. Newman,121 Cal. App. 2d 800 (1953)
1953 Curland v. Los Angeles County Fair Ass'n, 118 Cal. App. 2d 691 (1953)
1953 Farber v. Olkon,40 Cal. 2d 503 (1953), 246 P. 2d 710 (Cal. App. 2 Dist. 1952)
1951 Champion v. Bennetts,37 Cal. 2d 815 (1951), 231 P. 2d 108 (Cal. App. 2 Dist. 1951)
1951 Huffman v. Lindquist,37 Cal. 2d 465 (1951)
1951 Romero v. Eustace,101 Cal. App. 2d 253 (1951)
1950 Kritzer v. Citron,101 Cal. .App. 2d 33 (1950)
1950 Kleinberg v. Underwriters at Lloyd's London, 98 Cal. App. 2d 119 (1950)
1950 Larsson v. Cedars of Lebanon Hospital,97 Cal. App. 2d 704 (1950)
1950 McMillen v. Douglas Aircraft Co.,90 F. Supp. 670 (S.D. Cal. 1950)
1950 City of Beverly Hills v. Brady,34 Cal. 2d 854 (1950), 205 P. 2d 1088 (Cal. App. 2 Dist. 1949)
1950 Sales Affiliates v. Superior Court in and for Los Angeles County, 96 Cal. App. 2d 134 (1950)
1949 Moore v. Belt,34 Cal. 2d 525 (1949)
1948 Whitfield v. Jessup, 31 Cal. 2d 826 (1948), 183 P. 2d 133 (Cal. App. 2 Dist. 1947)
1947 McCurdy v. Hatfield,30 Cal. 2d 492 (1947), 173 P. 2d 670 (Cal. App. 2 Dist. 1946)
1947 Church v. Bloch,80 Cal. App. 2d 542 (1947)
1946 Rafter v. Dubrock's Riding Academy, 75 Cal. App. 2d 621 (1946)