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FRANCIS v. DUN & BRADSTREET, INC.
Docket No. G010067.
3 Cal.App.4th 535 (1992)
4 Cal. Rptr.2d 361
RAYMOND J. FRANCIS et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. DUN & BRADSTREET, INC., Defendant and Respondent.
Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Three.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
February 7, 1992.
February 7, 1992.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Thomas H. Cadden for Plaintiffs and Appellants.
Kirkland & Ellis, Jeffrey S. Davidson and Scott D. Devereaux for Defendant and Respondent.
Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Three.
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