( March 31, 2023, 12:42 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A trial court’s determination that a settlement between a homeowners’ association and the manufacturer of window and door products was made in good faith is not appealable because the only method to challenge such a determination is through a petition for a writ of mandate, a California appeals court panel held in dismissing the appeal filed by the housing project’s developer and general contractor, who was alleged to have improperly installed the windows on the project....