NORTHERN CALIFORNIA RECORD

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SAN FRANCISCO – The 1st Appellate District Court of Appeal, Division Two reversed a judgment in a lawsuit centering on a contract dispute between The Collings Foundation and Auctions America By RM Inc.

SAN FRANCISCO – The 1st Appellate District, Division Three has upheld a $15.3 million award to a woman who sued Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District for damages in an injury lawsuit.

SAN FRANCISCO – A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit centered on damage to high-end art that was kept in a San Francisco storage facility.

SACRAMENTO – An appeals court has reversed a trial court’s order centered on monetary sanctions in a lawsuit involving a home foreclosure.

SANTA ANA – A court has upheld an order of the Superior Court of Orange County in a whistleblower case regarding alleged Medicare fraud.

SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has reinstated counterclaims by Union Pacific Railroad on Feb. 7 centered on its leasing of land under 1,800 miles of its right of way to Santa Fe Pacific Pipeline LP to build a petroleum pipeline.

After over a decade in the works, Walmart ended plans last month to build a distribution center in Merced, citing the changing retail landscape.