Twin City v. Leija (amended 11/8/17) (8/31/2017)

November 20, 2017
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that when a worker who has collected worker’s compensation from his employer settles a claim against a third party for less than the limits of the third party’s insurance, the worker may obtain a judicial determination of whether a lien placed on the settlement funds by his employer’s insurance carrier should be reduced to account for the employer’s comparative fault.

Spring v. Bradford (10/23/2017)

November 13, 2017
The Arizona Supreme Court holds that a witness’s violation of an exclusion order under Ariz. R. Evid. 615 is presumptively prejudicial only if the violation is “substantial” and makes proving prejudice nearly impossible; otherwise, the burden is on the moving party to show “an objective likelihood of prejudice.”

McDonald v. Napier (10/18/2017)

October 24, 2017
Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two holds that a police officer may be liable for negligence if the officer’s evaluation of whether to use force falls below the standard of care.

Baird & Co. v. Kutak Rock – 9/28/2017

October 24, 2017
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that a plaintiff suing its counsel for malpractice does not automatically waive attorney-client privilege as to communications with counsel it retained to conduct the litigation that was caused by the malpractice because the defendants asserted an affirmative defense that would make those communications relevant.

Rasor v. Northwest Hospital, LLC (10/18/2017)

October 24, 2017
Arizona Supreme Court holds that in medical malpractice actions, a defendant may move for summary judgment based on a proposed expert’s lack of qualifications under A.R.S. § 12-2604 without first challenging the sufficiency of the expert affidavit under A.R.S. § 12-2603.

Upcoming Event (11/8/2017)

October 23, 2017
Seminar: Arizona Supreme Court Review This program will feature all Arizona Supreme Court justices, as well as court staff and practitioners. They will speak about practice before the Court, important cases, recent developments at the Court, and more

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