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Ronald L. Styn

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Judge (ret.)
San Diego County Superior Court



Retired from the San Diego Superior Court

Stanford Law School



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Judge Ronald L. Styn San Diego Dec. 20, 2012

Rulings
Case Category Published
Mai v. HKT Cal, Inc.
affirmed in part
 Evidence Jul. 14, 2021
Severin Mobile Towing, Inc. v. JPMorgan Chase
reversed and remanded
 Torts Jun. 10, 2021
General Atomics v. Superior Court (Green)
petition granted
 Employment Law Jun. 2, 2021
Smart Corner Owners Assn. v. CJUF Smart Corner LLC
reversed and remanded
 Real Property May 24, 2021
Villafana v. County of San Diego
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Nov. 30, 2020
Kinsella v. Kinsella
reversed and remanded
 Anti-SLAPP Feb. 21, 2020
Hensel Phelps Construction Co. v. Superior Court
petition denied
 Civil Procedure Jan. 24, 2020
San Diego Unified Port Dist. v. Cal. Coastal Commission
reversed and remanded
 Government Oct. 3, 2018
Von Becelaere Ventures, LLC v. Zenovic
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Jun. 8, 2018
Apple Inc. v. Superior Court
petition granted
 Evidence Jan. 31, 2018
Modification: In re A.O.
reversed
 Juveniles Jan. 12, 2018
Admiral Ins. Co. v. Superior Court
petition granted
 Insurance Dec. 13, 2017
In re A.O.
reversed
 Juveniles Dec. 13, 2017
Flowers v. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc.
affirmed
 Securities Nov. 6, 2017
Levi v. The Regents of the University of California
reversed
 Labor Law Sep. 28, 2017
Pulte Home Corp. v. American Safety Indemnity Co.
affirmed in part
 Insurance Aug. 31, 2017

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
People of the State of California v. Peopleconnect Inc. dba Classmates Consumer Law judge Nov. 19, 2021
Victoria Jamison v. Simply Home Solutions Inc., Amazon Inc., and Does 1 through 10 Consumer Law judge Mar. 19, 2021
Ghassan Shankhour v. Gary Markum Personal Injury judge Sep. 25, 2020
Kingpun Cheng v. Salsbury Industries, Home Depot, Inc., Home Depot USA Inc., and Does 1-25 Consumer Law judge Sep. 4, 2020
Anthony Shamrell, Daryl Rysdyk and Jeffrey Muse, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Apple Inc. Consumer Law judge Dec. 20, 2019
Shawn Joyce, Shawn Wylde v. Audrey Huynh, Carlin Holdings LLC, Dong Duong, Binh Huynh Contracts judge Dec. 13, 2019
Sheng Du, Yun-Hua Chiang v. The City of San Diego, KTA Construction, Harris & Associates Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Personal Injury judge Jul. 19, 2019
Mirwais Mojadiddi v. Sean Ryan Personal Injury judge Apr. 26, 2019
Cipro Cases I and II Antitrust judge Jun. 23, 2017
Confidential Insurance judge Oct. 22, 2005
Carmen Contreras v. Jorge Pelayo-Garcia Personal Injury judge Oct. 1, 2005
Morada Maintenance Corp. v. Douglas E. Barnhart Inc. Contracts judge Jul. 23, 2005
Alexus Williams v. William Logan dba Cash Express Torts judge Mar. 1, 2005
Francisco Cuevas v. Sarela Catalan, Vanessa Hale, Kimberly Hale, Billy Hale Personal Injury judge Dec. 14, 2004
David York v. The Salvation Army Personal Injury judge Feb. 24, 2004
Cherilyn Berquist Mills, Herbert Mills v. Henry's Marketplace Inc. Personal Injury judge Nov. 18, 2003
Melissa Aviles, Ashley Aviles v. Maria Chavez, San Diego Transit Corporation, Ardell Finley Jr., Leong Kuba Sea Products Inc., Javier Martinez Personal Injury judge Sep. 30, 2003
Title Court Published
Judge Ronald L. Styn San Diego Dec. 20, 2012
Case Category Published
Mai v. HKT Cal, Inc.
affirmed in part
 Evidence Jul. 14, 2021
Severin Mobile Towing, Inc. v. JPMorgan Chase
reversed and remanded
 Torts Jun. 10, 2021
General Atomics v. Superior Court (Green)
petition granted
 Employment Law Jun. 2, 2021
Smart Corner Owners Assn. v. CJUF Smart Corner LLC
reversed and remanded
 Real Property May 24, 2021
Villafana v. County of San Diego
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Nov. 30, 2020
Kinsella v. Kinsella
reversed and remanded
 Anti-SLAPP Feb. 21, 2020
Hensel Phelps Construction Co. v. Superior Court
petition denied
 Civil Procedure Jan. 24, 2020
San Diego Unified Port Dist. v. Cal. Coastal Commission
reversed and remanded
 Government Oct. 3, 2018
Von Becelaere Ventures, LLC v. Zenovic
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Jun. 8, 2018
Apple Inc. v. Superior Court
petition granted
 Evidence Jan. 31, 2018
Modification: In re A.O.
reversed
 Juveniles Jan. 12, 2018
Admiral Ins. Co. v. Superior Court
petition granted
 Insurance Dec. 13, 2017
In re A.O.
reversed
 Juveniles Dec. 13, 2017
Flowers v. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc.
affirmed
 Securities Nov. 6, 2017
Levi v. The Regents of the University of California
reversed
 Labor Law Sep. 28, 2017
Pulte Home Corp. v. American Safety Indemnity Co.
affirmed in part
 Insurance Aug. 31, 2017
Case Name Topic Role Published
People of the State of California v. Peopleconnect Inc. dba Classmates Consumer Law judge Nov. 19, 2021
Victoria Jamison v. Simply Home Solutions Inc., Amazon Inc., and Does 1 through 10 Consumer Law judge Mar. 19, 2021
Ghassan Shankhour v. Gary Markum Personal Injury judge Sep. 25, 2020
Kingpun Cheng v. Salsbury Industries, Home Depot, Inc., Home Depot USA Inc., and Does 1-25 Consumer Law judge Sep. 4, 2020
Anthony Shamrell, Daryl Rysdyk and Jeffrey Muse, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Apple Inc. Consumer Law judge Dec. 20, 2019
Shawn Joyce, Shawn Wylde v. Audrey Huynh, Carlin Holdings LLC, Dong Duong, Binh Huynh Contracts judge Dec. 13, 2019
Sheng Du, Yun-Hua Chiang v. The City of San Diego, KTA Construction, Harris & Associates Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Personal Injury judge Jul. 19, 2019
Mirwais Mojadiddi v. Sean Ryan Personal Injury judge Apr. 26, 2019
Cipro Cases I and II Antitrust judge Jun. 23, 2017
Confidential Insurance judge Oct. 22, 2005
Carmen Contreras v. Jorge Pelayo-Garcia Personal Injury judge Oct. 1, 2005
Morada Maintenance Corp. v. Douglas E. Barnhart Inc. Contracts judge Jul. 23, 2005
Alexus Williams v. William Logan dba Cash Express Torts judge Mar. 1, 2005
Francisco Cuevas v. Sarela Catalan, Vanessa Hale, Kimberly Hale, Billy Hale Personal Injury judge Dec. 14, 2004
David York v. The Salvation Army Personal Injury judge Feb. 24, 2004
Cherilyn Berquist Mills, Herbert Mills v. Henry's Marketplace Inc. Personal Injury judge Nov. 18, 2003
Melissa Aviles, Ashley Aviles v. Maria Chavez, San Diego Transit Corporation, Ardell Finley Jr., Leong Kuba Sea Products Inc., Javier Martinez Personal Injury judge Sep. 30, 2003
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