(October 28, 2021, 7:36 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A California appellate court on Oct. 18 ruled that sanctions awarded in a defects case against a construction company for refusing to timely sign a settlement agreement with homeowners were justified because the construction company agreed to the settlement before signing but denied the homeowners’ motion for sanctions regarding a frivolous appeal because the construction company did not have an improper motive or commit egregious actions....