Arizona Supreme Court announces a six-factor test to determine whether a tribal economic entity is an “arm of the tribe” for sovereign immunity purposes.
Court of Appeals Division Two holds that an administrative law judge erred by applying incorrect “earning capacity disability” legal standard and by failing to determine who had the applicable burden of proof.
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that a government’s internal confusion is not a sufficient reason to explain a delay in the production of documents in response to a public records request and that a requesting party does not substantially prevail unless the records provided substantially provide the information sought by the underlying requests.
The Commission on Appellate Court Appointments seeks public input on the seven candidates being considered to fill the vacancy on Division One of the Arizona Court of Appeals created by the resignation of Judge Diane Johnsen.
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that a state daycare inspector created a special relationship with infants at daycare by issuing an allegedly grossly negligent corrective action plan that lead to an infant’s suffocation.