Bonito Partners, LLC v City of Flagstaff – 2/21/2012

February 28, 2012
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One Holds that Courts in Takings Clause Cases Must First Examine the Government Action at Issue Under the Due Process Clause Before Undertaking a Takings Clause Analysis and Also Holds That a City Ordinance Requiring Private Owners to Pay for Repairs to Sidewalks Abutting their Property Is a Valid Exercise of Police Power and is Not an Unconstitutional “Special Tax” or “Local or Special Law,” and that Arizona Statutes Give Cities the Authority to Enact

Murphy Farrell Development, LLLP v. Sourant – 2/16/2012

February 21, 2012
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One Holds That (1) a Trial Court Does Not Err in Failing to Impose a Constructive Trust on Property When There Is No Connection Between the Defendant’s Breach of an Agreement and the Defendant’s Acquisition of Rights to the Property, and (2) a Trial Court Does Not Have Discretion to Refuse to Award Attorneys’ Fees to a “Prevailing Party” in Litigation When a Mandatory Contract Provision Applies.

In the matter of Estate of King – 2/7/2012

February 13, 2012
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One Holds That Life Insurance Proceeds Paid to a Decedent’s Beneficiary are Exempt From Claims of Creditors of Decedent’s Estate Pursuant to A.R.S. § 20-1131(A) and That This Statutory Protection Can Only Be Waived Through Clear, Effective Language.

Sedona Grand, LLC v. City of Sedona (2/7/2012)

February 13, 2012
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One Holds That Municipality’s Declared Purpose in Passing Ordinance Is Not Dispositive as to Whether the Law Falls Within the “Health and Safety” Exemption of Arizona Private Property Rights Protection Act.

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