Loy

Filed 11/17/

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION EIGHT

JESSICA LOY et al., B315313

Plaintiffs and Respondents, Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. 19STCV45035 v.

TRINA KENNEY et al.,

Defendants and Appellants.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Barbara Marie Scheper, Judge. Affirmed.

Ewaniszyk Law Firm, Richard M. Ewaniszyk; Arias & Lockwood, Christopher D. Lockwood; Law Office of Donald W. Reid and Donald W. Reid for Defendants and Appellants.

Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, Gary A. Praglin, Theresa E. Vitale; Animal Legal Defense Fund, Isabel F. Callejo-Brighton and Christopher Berry for Plaintiffs and Respondents. ____________________ Dog buyers claimed a puppy mill victimized them. They said the mill advertised online, negotiated by text, arranged parking lot meetups, insisted on cash, and sold underage puppies that sickened within one day and soon died. The buyers alleged the mill was the Kenney family: parents Trina and Rick and their children Jezriel and Elijah. Nine buyers, joined by Caru Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,…