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· 4/29/1991

Gamble v. General Foods Corp.

Citations

  • 229 Cal. App. 3d 893
  • 280 Cal. Rptr. 457
  • 6 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1172
  • 91 Daily Journal DAR 4928
  • 91 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 3054
  • 1991 Cal. App. LEXIS 402
  • 55 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1248

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “[T]wo actions constitute a single cause of action if they both affect the same primary right.”
  • Title VII and section 1981 suit in federal court barred state court wrongful termination claim as both cases asserted the “primary right to employment”
  • “A single cause of action is based on the harm suffered, rather than the particular legal theory asserted or relief sought by the plaintiff.”

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Judges: White

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