Glazer v. State of Arizona – 5/8/2015

May 26, 2015
The Arizona Supreme Court holds that A.R.S. § 12-820.03 provides an affirmative defense to the State for injuries arising out of roadway designs that meet current standards when first designed even when material changes to travel over roadways have rendered the original roadway designs substandard.

SPQR Venture, Inc. v. Robertson – 5/12/2015

May 26, 2015
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that (1) a creditor cannot collect the value of a debtor spouse’s purely nonfinancial contributions to a marital community from the community property earnings of the non-debtor spouse, and that (2) the transfers of a non-debtor spouse do not violate the Uniform Fraudulent Transfers Act.

Austin v. Austin – 4/30/2015

May 13, 2015
Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two holds that a signatory to an agreement that includes an arbitration provision cannot compel arbitration against non-signatories who do not receive a direct benefit from the arbitration agreement or seek to enforce that agreement.