Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that an insurer does not waive the attorney-client privilege by asserting the defense of subjective good faith in a bad faith case unless it asserts that it depended on the advice of counsel in forming its subjective beliefs.
Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two holds that superior court cannot enter an order disgorging a receiver’s fees when the receiver has not been named as a party.
Arizona Supreme Court Minutes – 1/7/2015
January 7, 2015
The Arizona Supreme Court issued its minutes, and granted review in 2 cases.
Ernie Luna Jr. v. Industrial Commission of Arizona (12/22/2014)
January 5, 2015
Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two holds that long-term disability benefits paid to a claimant by a nonparty did not impact the timeliness of temporary compensation benefits and that an award of interest on temporary compensation benefits that were not timely paid is not precluded where the claimant received an overpayment of long-term disability benefits.
McKee v. Peoria Unified School District (12/2/2014)
January 5, 2015
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that the promptness of a response to a public records request must be made in the context of the entire request rather than individual documents listed in the request.
Biggs v. Cooper ex rel Brewer – 12/31/2014
January 5, 2015
Arizona Supreme Court holds that legislators have standing to challenge whether a bill was passed in a constitutional manner when the group has enough members to block a procedurally proper vote.
