Rubin v. Green

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that Silberg and other decisions emphasized the “importance of virtually unhindered access to the courts”
• acknowledging that communications with some relation to an anticipated lawsuit are within the privilege
• noting the “expansive reach’’ given to the litigation privilege in California courts
• finding the complaint and subsequent pleadings in the litigation were privileged
• quoted in Ceh-Tech Comm. v. L.A. Cellular Tel. Co., 20 Cal.4th 163, 180, 83 Cal.Rptr.2d 548, 973 P.2d 527 (1999)
• communications in connection with matters related to a lawsuit are privileged under Cal. Civ. Code § 47(b)

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Cited by

177 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Cel-Tech Communications, Inc. v. Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Co.
  California Supreme Court· 1999-04-08· cited 1,311×
• W. Michael Kimes J. Colette Boykin v. Peter G. Stone, Judge, Superior Court Robert L. Mezzetti, II Henry Mariani Robert MacHado
  Ninth Circuit· 1996-05-22· cited 884×
• Briggs v. Eden Council for Hope & Opportunity
  California Supreme Court· 1999-01-21· cited 692×
• Rusheen v. Cohen
  California Supreme Court· 2006-02-23· cited 607×
• Killmer, Lane & Newman, LLP Mari Newman and Towards Justice v. BKP, Inc. Ella Bliss Beauty Bar LLC Ella
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 2023-09-11· cited 537×
• Jarrow Formulas, Inc. v. LaMarche
  California Supreme Court· 2003-08-18· cited 532×
• Crowley v. Katleman
  California Supreme Court· 1994-10-31· cited 386×
• Action Apartment Ass'n v. City of Santa Monica
  California Supreme Court· 2007-08-02· cited 314×
• Wilcox v. Superior Court
  California Court of Appeal· 1994-08-16· cited 304×
• LiMandri v. Judkins
  California Court of Appeal· 1997-01-28· cited 302×
• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center v. Superior Court
  California Supreme Court· 1998-05-11· cited 271×
• Kashian v. Harriman
  California Court of Appeal· 2002-05-23· cited 260×
• Stop Youth Addiction, Inc. v. Lucky Stores, Inc.
  California Court of Appeal· 1998-02-23· cited 234×
• Sosa v. DIRECTV, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 2006-02-14· cited 232×
• Hagberg v. California Federal Bank FSB
  California Supreme Court· 2004-01-05· cited 223×
• Lavie v. Procter & Gamble Co.
  California Court of Appeal· 2003-01-17· cited 215×
• Zhang v. Superior Court
  California Supreme Court· 2013-08-01· cited 184×
• Dove Audio, Inc. v. Rosenfeld, Meyer & Susman
  California Court of Appeal· 1996-07-18· cited 182×
• South Bay Chevrolet v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.
  California Court of Appeal· 1999-05-05· cited 175×
• Edwards v. Centex Real Estate Corp.
  California Court of Appeal· 1997-02-27· cited 175×

Cites

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

• Bates v. State Bar of Arizona
  Supreme Court· 1977-10-03· cited 1,096×
• Bank of the West v. Superior Court
  California Supreme Court· 1992-07-30· cited 1,052×
• Bates v. State Bar of Arizona
  Supreme Court· 1977-06-27· cited 976×
• Silberg v. Anderson
  California Supreme Court· 1990-02-26· cited 660×
• Committee on Children's Television, Inc. v. General Foods Corp.
  California Supreme Court· 1983-12-22· cited 477×
• Moradi-Shalal v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Companies
  California Supreme Court· 1988-08-18· cited 475×
• Sheldon Appel Co. v. Albert & Oliker
  California Supreme Court· 1989-01-12· cited 472×
• Barquis v. Merchants Collection Assn.
  California Supreme Court· 1972-05-10· cited 404×
• Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Bear Stearns & Co.
  California Supreme Court· 1990-06-07· cited 397×
• Albertson v. Raboff
  California Supreme Court· 1956-04-10· cited 360×
• Shapero v. Kentucky Bar Assn.
  Supreme Court· 1988-06-13· cited 233×
• Ribas v. Clark
  California Supreme Court· 1985-03-18· cited 199×
• Kimmel v. Goland
  California Supreme Court· 1990-07-12· cited 178×
• Oren Royal Oaks Venture v. Greenberg, Bernard, Weiss & Karma Inc.
  California Supreme Court· 1986-12-31· cited 155×
• Wells Fargo Bank v. Superior Court
  California Supreme Court· 1991-06-27· cited 140×
• Pettitt v. Levy
  California Court of Appeal· 1972-11-01· cited 112×
• People Ex Rel. Deukmejian v. County of Mendocino
  California Supreme Court· 1984-07-26· cited 108×
• Lerette v. Dean Witter Organization, Inc.
  California Court of Appeal· 1976-07-29· cited 101×
• Thornton v. Rhoden
  California Court of Appeal· 1966-09-21· cited 83×
• Ascherman v. Natanson
  California Court of Appeal· 1972-02-28· cited 73×

Other cases named Rubin v. Green

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Rubin v. Green
  Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas· 1935-02-18