 
mediator, arbitrator, special master
JAMS
Ruvolo had a 24-year career on the bench and was presiding justice in the 1st District Court of Appeal, Division Four from 2006 until 2017. He served previously as a justice in Division Two from 1996 to 2006. Earlier, he was a Contra Costa County Superior Court judge.
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Ignazio Ruvolo | 1st District Cout of Appeal (San Francisco) | Mar. 25, 2012 | 
Columns
| Title | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| The last frontier of ADR: appellate mediation | Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Practice, California Courts of Appeal, Civil Litigation | May 18, 2018 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| City and County of San Francisco v. HomeAway.com, Inc. author | Consumer Law | Mar. 30, 2018 | 
| Cyan, Inc. v. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund affirmed | statutory_interpretation | Mar. 21, 2018 | 
| Dean v. Friends of Pine Meadow author | Anti-SLAPP | Mar. 12, 2018 | 
| Save Lafayette v. City of Lafayette author | Municipal Law | Feb. 23, 2018 | 
| Lampe v. Queen of the Valley Medical Center author | Torts | Jan. 25, 2018 | 
| ABM Industries Overtime Cases author | Labor Law | Jan. 12, 2018 | 
| McBride v. Smith author | Real Property | Jan. 8, 2018 | 
| Noel v. Thrifty Payless, Inc. concurring | Consumer Law | Dec. 6, 2017 | 
| Dow Agrosciences LLC v. Superior Court (Center for Environmental Health) author | Civil Procedure | Nov. 7, 2017 | 
| Energy Ins. Mutual Ltd. v. Ace American Ins. Co. concurring | Insurance | Aug. 14, 2017 | 
| People v. Financial Casualty and Surety Inc. author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 10, 2017 | 
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Life Assurance Company v. Ivan Lilley, et al. | Insurance | judge | Jun. 7, 1997 | 
| Nancy Lee, et al. v. John Muir Medical Center, Luman Hughes III, M.D.; Maynard Rotermund, M.D.; Muir Obstetrics & Gynecological Medical Group, et al. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Apr. 12, 1997 | 
| Michael McDonough dba M&M Equipment, et al. v. Federated Mutual Insurance Company | Business Law | judge | Feb. 1, 1997 | 
| Sutter Mortgage Corporation v. Prager, McCarthy & Sealy, et al. | Breach of Contract | judge | Apr. 27, 1996 | 
| Ronald M. Cassano v. M. Ralph Day and Import Motors, Inc. | judge | Mar. 16, 1996 | |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jul. 1, 1995 | 
| Randy Singh v. Brookside Hospital, et al. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Apr. 15, 1995 | 
| John Zygadlo v. Segundo Guerrero dba Tito's Machine Shop | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Feb. 19, 1994 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Ignazio Ruvolo | 1st District Cout of Appeal (San Francisco) | Mar. 25, 2012 | 
| Title | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| The last frontier of ADR: appellate mediation | Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Practice, California Courts of Appeal, Civil Litigation | May 18, 2018 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| City and County of San Francisco v. HomeAway.com, Inc. author | Consumer Law | Mar. 30, 2018 | 
| Cyan, Inc. v. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund affirmed | statutory_interpretation | Mar. 21, 2018 | 
| Dean v. Friends of Pine Meadow author | Anti-SLAPP | Mar. 12, 2018 | 
| Save Lafayette v. City of Lafayette author | Municipal Law | Feb. 23, 2018 | 
| Lampe v. Queen of the Valley Medical Center author | Torts | Jan. 25, 2018 | 
| ABM Industries Overtime Cases author | Labor Law | Jan. 12, 2018 | 
| McBride v. Smith author | Real Property | Jan. 8, 2018 | 
| Noel v. Thrifty Payless, Inc. concurring | Consumer Law | Dec. 6, 2017 | 
| Dow Agrosciences LLC v. Superior Court (Center for Environmental Health) author | Civil Procedure | Nov. 7, 2017 | 
| Energy Ins. Mutual Ltd. v. Ace American Ins. Co. concurring | Insurance | Aug. 14, 2017 | 
| People v. Financial Casualty and Surety Inc. author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 10, 2017 | 
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Life Assurance Company v. Ivan Lilley, et al. | Insurance | judge | Jun. 7, 1997 | 
| Nancy Lee, et al. v. John Muir Medical Center, Luman Hughes III, M.D.; Maynard Rotermund, M.D.; Muir Obstetrics & Gynecological Medical Group, et al. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Apr. 12, 1997 | 
| Michael McDonough dba M&M Equipment, et al. v. Federated Mutual Insurance Company | Business Law | judge | Feb. 1, 1997 | 
| Sutter Mortgage Corporation v. Prager, McCarthy & Sealy, et al. | Breach of Contract | judge | Apr. 27, 1996 | 
| Ronald M. Cassano v. M. Ralph Day and Import Motors, Inc. | judge | Mar. 16, 1996 | |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jul. 1, 1995 | 
| Randy Singh v. Brookside Hospital, et al. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Apr. 15, 1995 | 
| John Zygadlo v. Segundo Guerrero dba Tito's Machine Shop | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Feb. 19, 1994 | 
 

 
