120 Cal.App.4th 251 (Cal. Ct. App. 2004) Cited 58 times
In Hughes, we applied the reasoning and conclusion of Hambrecht and found that where the parties' agreement stated that it was" 'governed by the laws of the state of New York,'" the term "laws" incorporated all of the state's laws, rejecting the idea that "when faced with an unqualified choice of law contractual provision, a court is free to pick and choose which of a chosen jurisdiction's laws to apply."