A & J Liquor v. State Comp. Ins. Fund
Filed 3/30/06 A & J Liquor v. State Comp. Ins. Fund CA1/2
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION TWO
| A & J LIQUOR CO. et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND, Defendant and Respondent. | A103809 (San Francisco County Super. Ct. No. 975982) |
I.
This is an appeal from a final judgment entered in favor of respondent State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) following a seven-month court trial of appellants' class action claims. In a 117-page statement of decision, the trial court determined, inter alia, that appellants had failed to sustain their burden of proving liability, causation and damages. Judgment was accordingly entered in favor of SCIF. The trial court also rejected appellants' attempt to seek the decertification of its class status; a status it successfully sought earlier in the litigation over strenuous objection by SCIF.
On appeal appellants candidly concede that, although they disagree with the trial court's findings and conclusions, they do not challenge them. Instead, appellants ask this court to modify the trial court's judgment to: (1) eliminate â€
