Acosta v. Kiewit-Sundt – 1/23/2014

January 29, 2014
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One Holds That the 2007 Amendments to A.R.S. § 23-1023(B) Eliminated the Automatic Assignment of a Claim to an Insurance Carrier That Used to Occur if an Injured Employee Fails to Bring a Claim Under § 23-1023(A) More Than One Year After the Injury.

DeCamacho Estate v. La Solana Care and Rehab, Inc. – 1/14/2014

January 27, 2014
Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two Holds That Arbitration Provision In Agreement Between A Nursing Home And Resident Provided For Arbitration of Claims Brought By or on Behalf of Resident, Including Claims Brought Pursuant to APSA (A.R.S. § 46-455), But Did Not Require Statutory Beneficiaries to Arbitrate Independent Claims.

Simms v. TP Racing, LLP – 1/2/2014

January 6, 2014
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One Holds That ER 1.7(a) Does Not Prevent A Lawyer in a Derivative Action From Also Representing the Minority Shareholder on any Direct Claims Against the Corporation or its Management that Arise From the Same Set of Facts.