Arizona Appellate Blog - Osborn Maledon

White Mountain Health Center, Inc. v. Maricopa County (12/20/2016)

January 10, 2017

Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds the federal Controlled Substance Act does not preempt state officials from processing and approving zoning for medical marijuana dispensaries and further holds that Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Act does not allow zoning ordinances to completely ban such dispensaries.

Owner-Operator Indep. Ass’n v. Pacific Financial Ass’n, Inc., (1/3/2017)

January 10, 2017

Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that motor carriers could not bring claims under the Arizona Trust Code against a trust established to pay debts but could bring claims under the common law of trusts.

Villasenor v. Evans (12/20/2016)

January 6, 2017

Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that the notice of claim requirement in A.R.S. § 12-821.01 applies to claims against elected city officials.

Harper v. State (12/27/2016)

January 6, 2017

Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that at-will employees do not have a claim for wrongful termination based on the public policy underlying the termination-for-cause requirements of Arizona’s State Personnel System.

Stafford v. Burns – 12/29/2016

December 13, 2016

Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that heightened burden of proof for medical malpractice claims for “services in compliance with” EMTALA includes services after screening where patient was deemed not to have a medical emergency.

National Collegiate Student Loan Trust 2007–2 v. Rand – 11/29/2016

December 13, 2016

The Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that a trial court abuses its discretion if it makes a decision based on a record that is devoid of competent evidence.

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