Guerra v. State of Arizona – 5/6/2014

May 27, 2014
Arizona Court of Appeals Holds That the State Owes a Duty of Reasonable Care When Officers Notify a Decedent’s Family of the Decedent’s Death, Meaning That Family’s Negligence Claim Arising from Mistaken Identification May Proceed.

Mashni v. Foster – 4/29/2014

May 20, 2014
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One Holds That a Court- Appointed Receiver Is Immune From Suit Unless the Receiver Has Acted Outside the Scope of the Order of Appointment and That A Court Cannot Charge a Receiver With a Fiduciary Duty to Simultaneously Maximize Economic Benefits to Adverse Parties.

Pendergast v. Arizona State Retirement System – 5/1/2014

May 19, 2014
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One Holds That (1) The Public Service Credit Purchase Program, A.R.S. § 38-743, Qualifies As A Benefit Under The Pension Clause In Arizona’s Constitution, and (2) Recent Amendment To The Program Unconstitutionally Diminishes and Impairs Vested Benefits of ASRS Member.