Yearly Archives: 2017

Delgado v. Manor Care – 6/20/2017

July 10, 2017
Arizona Supreme Court holds that an injury to a vulnerable adult need not be related to the condition which makes her a vulnerable adult to give rise to an actionable claim for neglect of a vulnerable adult under Arizona’s Adult Protective Services Act.

Sanders v. Alger – 6/1/2017

July 7, 2017
The Arizona Supreme Court holds that, for purposes of a negligence claim, a patient owes a duty of reasonable care to a caregiver allegedly injured by the patient’s actions.

Boruch v. Arizona (6/20/2017)

July 7, 2017
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that A.R.S. § 12-1802(4) and (6) do not bar a suit to enjoin public officers from exceeding their statutory authority or arbitrarily or unreasonably exercising their discretionary authority.

Gordon v. Brooks (5/30/2017)

July 6, 2017
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that a personal representative of an estate is not entitled to certain immunities in contract actions if the representative failed to disclose the representative capacity and identify the estate in the contract.

Wagner v. Arizona – 4/20/2017

July 6, 2017
The Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that an employee of a private contractor who provides health services in a state-owned prison is a statutory employee for purposes of Arizona’s workers’ compensation system.

Horne v. Polk (5/25/2017)

June 16, 2017
Arizona Supreme Court holds that the same person may not issue an initial administrative decision finding violations and ordering remedies, participate personally in the prosecution of the case, and then make a final agency decision.