Friedman v. Merck & Co.

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• construing negligence claims as claims for negligent misrepresentation because the language in the complaint focused on defendants’ representations and plaintiffs’ reliance on them
• “... the lawyer’s obligation to the client, at least absent knowledge of any unusual susceptibility, is economic; the lawyer does not assume an obligation to protect the client’s emotional state”

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Cited by

19 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Ovando v. County of Los Angeles
  California Court of Appeal· 2008-01-18· cited 73×
• Hydro-Mill Co. v. Hayward, Tilton & Rolapp Insurance Associates, Inc.
  California Court of Appeal· 2004-02-19· cited 63×
• Bock v. Hansen
  California Court of Appeal· 2014-04-02· cited 53×
• Janice H. v. 696 North Robertson, LLC
  California Court of Appeal· 2016-07-14· cited 41×
• Johnson v. McPhee
  Idaho Court of Appeals· 2009-04-08· cited 27×
• Carrera v. Maurice J. Sopp & Son
  California Court of Appeal· 2009-09-03· cited 14×
• Mehr v. Féderation Internationale de Football Ass'n
  N.D. California· 2015-07-16· cited 11×
• Cabral v. Ralphs Grocery Co.
  California Court of Appeal· 2009-11-10· cited 7×
• Smith v. Phoenix Seating Systems, LLC
  S.D. Illinois· 2012-09-10· cited 5×
• Mayall ex rel. H.C. v. USA Water Polo, Inc.
  C.D. California· 2016-03-30· cited 4×
• Beaver v. Tarsadia Hotels
  S.D. California· 2013-10-16· cited 4×
• Alereza v. Chicago Title Co.
  California Court of Appeal· 2016-11-16· cited 3×
• Isakson v. WSI CORP.
  W.D. Washington· 2011-02-09· cited 2×
• Terra Insurance v. New York Life Investment Management LLC
  N.D. California· 2010-05-11· cited 1×
• Williams v. Integon National Insurance Corp.
  S.D. California· 2016-06-03· cited 1×
• Kouri v. SUPERIOR COURT OF STATE
  California Court of Appeal· 2007-03-08
• Leining v. Foster Poultry Farms
  California Court of Appeal· 2021-02-23
• Leining v. Foster Poultry Farms, Inc.
  California Court of Appeal· 2021-03-15
• Colonial Van & Storage, Inc. v. Superior Court
  California Court of Appeal· 2022-03-18

Cites

98 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield Co.
  California Supreme Court· 2001-07-11· cited 2,941×
• Blank v. Kirwan
  California Supreme Court· 1985-08-01· cited 1,989×
• Rowland v. Christian
  California Supreme Court· 1968-08-08· cited 1,329×
• Dillon v. Legg
  California Supreme Court· 1968-06-21· cited 1,026×
• Gruenberg v. Aetna Insurance
  California Supreme Court· 1973-06-11· cited 800×
• Aubry v. Tri-City Hospital District
  California Supreme Court· 1992-06-25· cited 707×
• Ballard v. Uribe
  California Supreme Court· 1986-04-03· cited 606×
• Boyles v. Kerr
  Texas Supreme Court· 1993-05-05· cited 598×
• United States v. Neustadt
  Supreme Court· 1961-05-29· cited 572×
• Zelig v. County of Los Angeles
  California Supreme Court· 2002-05-20· cited 508×
• Johnson v. State of California
  California Supreme Court· 1968-12-04· cited 504×
• Potter v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.
  California Supreme Court· 1993-12-27· cited 493×
• Crisci v. Security Insurance
  California Supreme Court· 1967-04-21· cited 473×
• Thing v. La Chusa
  California Supreme Court· 1989-04-27· cited 440×
• Molien v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
  California Supreme Court· 1980-08-25· cited 419×
• Ann M. v. Pacific Plaza Shopping Center
  California Supreme Court· 1993-12-16· cited 411×
• Bily v. Arthur Young & Co.
  California Supreme Court· 1992-08-27· cited 384×
• Christensen v. Superior Court
  California Supreme Court· 1991-12-02· cited 375×
• Erlich v. Menezes
  California Supreme Court· 1999-08-23· cited 283×
• Burgess v. Superior Court
  California Supreme Court· 1992-07-09· cited 274×

Other cases named Friedman v. Merck & Co.

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Friedman v. Merck & Co.
  California Court of Appeal· 2003-03-26· cited 1×