Arizona Appellate Blog - Osborn Maledon

Accursio v. Tree House Labs, LLC – 9/10/2026

September 21, 2026

Arizona Supreme Court holds that a charge filed with the State Bar of Arizona may serve as the predicate “civil proceeding” for a wrongful institution of civil proceedings claim, and that Rules 48(l) and 80(a)(6) absolutely privilege a complainant’s statements to the State Bar without immunizing the complainant from suit for the act of filing the charge.

Pavlak v. Funk Fam. Enterprises LLC – 8/28/2026

September 4, 2026

Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One, holds that Arizona has not recognized a private nuisance claim for loss of privacy, loss of view, or the mere possibility of physical intrusion.

McMahan v. Grasshopper Trans, Inc. – 7/30/2026

September 4, 2026

The Arizona Supreme Court holds that default entry was invalid because Company was not properly served.

Hudson v. Heap – 8/11/2026

August 18, 2026

Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One, holds that Cast Vote Records are not public records subject to disclosure.

KCAZ, Inc. v. Phoenix Title Loans, LLC – 7/27/2026

August 18, 2026

Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One holds that a lender who relied on fraudulent vehicle title did not establish title provider owed a duty of care in negligent misrepresentation case.

Barry Goldwater Inst. for Pub. Pol’y Rsch. Ctr. v. City of Phoenix – 7/17/2026

July 24, 2026

Arizona Supreme Court holds that a public entity invoking the “best interests of the state” exception to the public records law need not prove, as a discrete element, a probability of specific, material harm, and that an appellate court reviews de novo whether the established evidence demonstrates that those interests outweigh the presumption favoring disclosure.

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