Yearly Archives: 2010

Preston v. Kindred Hospitals West, L.L.C. (8/5/2010)

September 10, 2010
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One Holds That Rule 17(a) Does Not Require Plaintiffs to Establish That the Proper Plaintiff Was Difficult to Determine or That They Made an Understandable Mistake Before Being Allowed to Join or Substitute the Proper Plaintiff.

McLaughlin v. Bennett – 9/2/2010

September 10, 2010
Arizona Supreme Court Holds That Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Require Voting by Secret Ballot in Elections for Public Office and for Employee Representation Fails to Satisfy the Separate Amendment Requirement of the Arizona Constitution.

Arpaio v. Maricopa County Board of Supervisors – 8/19/2010

September 1, 2010
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One Holds That Legislature Has Power To Authorize the Transfer of Monies From Statutorily Created Funds Into the State’s General Fund Without Expressly Amending the Statutes Which Created the Funds. In Addition, the Notice-of-Claim Statute, A.R.S. § 12-821.01, Applied When the Sheriff’s Remedies Would Seek the Return of Money from the State, Even Though The Complaint Did Not Request Damages

Desert Mountain v. Liberty Mutual – 8/3/2010

August 26, 2010
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One Holds That Coverage for Sums An Insured Becomes Legally Obligated to Pay as Damages May Be Triggered Even in the Absence of a Civil Lawsuit Against the Insured or a Court Order Requiring the Insured to Make Payment.