Judge
Retired June 2021, Riverside County Superior Court
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| David M. Chapman | Riverside County (Palm Springs) | Dec. 11, 2013 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
E-Commerce Lighting, Inc. v. E-Commerce Trade LLC 
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Arbitration | Dec. 12, 2022 | 
| 
Forest Lawn Memorial-Park Assn. v. Superior Court (Ramirez)
 petition granted 
 | 
Evidence | Oct. 8, 2021 | 
| 
Rubin v. Ross 
 affirmed 
 | 
Bankruptcy | Jun. 8, 2021 | 
| 
Modification: Planet Bingo LLC v. The Burlington Insurance Co.
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Insurance | Apr. 14, 2021 | 
| 
Planet Bingo LLC v. The Burlington Insurance Co.
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Insurance | Mar. 22, 2021 | 
| 
State Compensation Insurance Fund v. ReadyLink Healthcare, Inc.
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jun. 16, 2020 | 
| 
Yang v. Tenet Healthcare Inc.
 reversed 
 | 
Anti-SLAPP | May 12, 2020 | 
| 
City of Desert Hot Springs v. Valenti 
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Torts | Dec. 23, 2019 | 
| 
Ross v. County of Riverside 
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Employment Law | Jun. 21, 2019 | 
| 
Ross v. County of Riverside
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Employment Law | Jun. 12, 2019 | 
| 
Cuevas-Martinez v. Sun Salt Sand, Inc.
 reversed 
 | 
Anti-SLAPP | Jun. 10, 2019 | 
| Orchard Estate Homes v. Orchard Homeowners Alliance | Real Property | Feb. 25, 2019 | 
| 
People ex rel. etc. (Alzayat) v. Hebb
 reversed 
 | 
statutory_interpretation | Dec. 21, 2017 | 
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Allen and Sandra Allen v. Kia Motors America, Inc. | Consumer Law | judge | Jan. 29, 2021 | 
| Keith Jones, Patricia Jones v. Gregory Koll, Koll Builders Group Inc., Koll Custom Homes Inc., Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive | Insurance | judge | Dec. 6, 2019 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| David M. Chapman | Riverside County (Palm Springs) | Dec. 11, 2013 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
E-Commerce Lighting, Inc. v. E-Commerce Trade LLC 
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Arbitration | Dec. 12, 2022 | 
| 
Forest Lawn Memorial-Park Assn. v. Superior Court (Ramirez)
 petition granted 
 | 
Evidence | Oct. 8, 2021 | 
| 
Rubin v. Ross 
 affirmed 
 | 
Bankruptcy | Jun. 8, 2021 | 
| 
Modification: Planet Bingo LLC v. The Burlington Insurance Co.
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Insurance | Apr. 14, 2021 | 
| 
Planet Bingo LLC v. The Burlington Insurance Co.
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Insurance | Mar. 22, 2021 | 
| 
State Compensation Insurance Fund v. ReadyLink Healthcare, Inc.
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jun. 16, 2020 | 
| 
Yang v. Tenet Healthcare Inc.
 reversed 
 | 
Anti-SLAPP | May 12, 2020 | 
| 
City of Desert Hot Springs v. Valenti 
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Torts | Dec. 23, 2019 | 
| 
Ross v. County of Riverside 
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Employment Law | Jun. 21, 2019 | 
| 
Ross v. County of Riverside
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Employment Law | Jun. 12, 2019 | 
| 
Cuevas-Martinez v. Sun Salt Sand, Inc.
 reversed 
 | 
Anti-SLAPP | Jun. 10, 2019 | 
| Orchard Estate Homes v. Orchard Homeowners Alliance | Real Property | Feb. 25, 2019 | 
| 
People ex rel. etc. (Alzayat) v. Hebb
 reversed 
 | 
statutory_interpretation | Dec. 21, 2017 | 
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Allen and Sandra Allen v. Kia Motors America, Inc. | Consumer Law | judge | Jan. 29, 2021 | 
| Keith Jones, Patricia Jones v. Gregory Koll, Koll Builders Group Inc., Koll Custom Homes Inc., Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive | Insurance | judge | Dec. 6, 2019 | 
