Arizona Supreme Court: No. CV-23-0085-PR Filed Date: April 9, 2024 Garbis Satamian v. Great Divide Insurance Co., et al. ISSUES: When do negligent procurement of insurance and promissory estoppel claims accrue for statute of limitations purposes? Does the discovery rule toll the statute of limitations for these claims? Should accrual rules from bad faith […]
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Planned Parenthood Arizona v. Mayes CV-23-0005-PR Filed April 9, 2024 Key Legal Issues: Whether Title 36 statutes created a statutory right to abortion How to interpret seemingly conflicting abortion statutes Effect of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization on Arizona abortion laws Resulting Opinions: Title 36 did not create an independent statutory right to
Arizona Supreme Court: No. CV-22-0228-PR Filed March 22, 2024 Jie Cao, et al v. PFP Dorsey Investments, LLC ISSUES: Whether §33-1228 of the Arizona Condominium Act authorizes the taking of private property for private use in violation of the Arizona Constitution. Whether §33-1228(C) required all common elements and units of a condominium to be part
Arizona Supreme Court: No. SB-22-0056-AP Filed Date: March 11, 2024 In the Matter of Lise R. Witt This case involves attorney discipline proceedings against Lise R. Witt for unauthorized contact with her client’s co-defendant, who was in custody and represented by counsel. The Court suspended Witt from the practice of law for 120 days,
Arizona Supreme Court: No. CV-23-0123-CQ Filed Date: March 7, 2024 In re Erica Krystal Riggins This case is in response to a Certified Question from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona seeking clarification of whether Proposition 209, passed by Arizona voters in November 2022, repealed or affected the validity of
Arizona Supreme Court: No. CV-23-0009-CQ Filed February 23, 2024 In re: Steven R. Drummond, Mary A. Drummond This case is in response to a Certified Question from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona seeking clarification of whether the term “mobile home” in A.R.S. § 33-1101(A)(3) includes motor homes. The Arizona Supreme
Arizona Supreme Court: No. CV-23-0076-PR Filed February 6, 2024 Neptune Swimming Foundation v. City of Scottsdale ISSUES: Whether a qualified bid from a higher bidder should be considered when determining if a city violated the Gift Clause of the Arizona Constitution. Whether the City failed to follow its own rules by canceling the Request for
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Arizona Supreme Court: No. CV-22-0231-PR Filed January 26, 2024 Pedro Rivera Barriga v. Arizona Department of Economic Security and Precision Auto Body, LLC ISSUES: Whether the “intolerable situation” factors provided in Arizona Administrative Code R6-3-50515(C)(2) are exhaustive. Whether A.R.S. § 41-1993(B) bars a party from raising an issue that was not included in the
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Arizona Supreme Court: No. CR-23-0042-PR Filed January 23, 2024 State of Arizona v. Daniel Louis Santillanes ISSUES: Whether A.R.S. § 36-2862(F) precludes the State’s right to appeal under A.R.S. § 13-4032(4); whether an expungement order pertaining to records of a felony conviction affects the substantial rights of the State. DECISION: The court held that
Arizona Supreme Court: No. CR-23-0053-PR Filed January 10, 2024 State v. Agundez-Martinez ISSUES: Whether Arizona law prohibits prosecuting adults for crimes committed when they were juveniles under 14 years old, based on interpretation of the statutes implementing Proposition 102 (1996) regarding juvenile offenses. The issue of whether sentencing an adult for offenses committed
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