Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that an amended complaint against an insured may relate back to the filing date of a complaint that incorrectly named an insurer.
Arizona Supreme Court holds that the original tortfeasor rule does not preclude a defendant from alleging and proving fault of a nonparty physician who treated the plaintiff for injuries allegedly sustained from the defendant’s tort.
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that police departments and their crime labs have no duty of care to investigate and apprehend offenders without delay in order to protect unknown future victims.
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that an ALJ’s decision concerning the nature of an underlying injury precluded a different ALJ from coming to a contrary conclusion on the nature of a claimant’s underlying injury when a claim is reopened.
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that the time to renew an amended judgment runs from the date the amended judgment is entered, not the date of the original judgment, and that the renewal of an amended judgment is effective as to all relief granted in the amended judgment.
Arizona Supreme Court holds that, if a title insurance policy is ambiguous as to the date from which to measure loss, relevant policy factors may require the property value to be calculated from the date of the insurance policy.