Arizona Appellate Blog - Osborn Maledon

Riendeau v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. – 2/25/2010

March 8, 2010

Arizona Court of Appeals Division One Holds that the Tardy Filing of a Cost Bond on Appeal from Compulsory Arbitration Does Not Render the Appeal to Superior Court Jurisdictionally Defective.

Ad Hoc v. Reiss / Schmuki v. Our Lady of the Sun – 2/23/2010

March 2, 2010

Arizona Court of Appeals Division One Holds That, Under the Ecclesiastical Abstention Doctrine, Courts Lack Jurisdiction to Resolve Disputes That Require an Inquiry Into Church Doctrine or Belief and that the Ecclesiastical Abstention Doctrine Applies Equally to Congregational and Hierarchical Churches.

In re the General Adjudication of All Rights to Use Water in the Gila River System & Source (2/19/2010)

March 2, 2010

Arizona Supreme Court Holds That Its 1991 Special Order Governing the Adjudication of Water Rights Is Constitutional and Appropriately Limits the Scope of Review of Settlements Concerning Water Rights.

Strait v. Strait – 2/11/2010

February 25, 2010

Arizona Court of Appeals Division One Holds Although the Family Court Can Consider a One-Time Insurance Settlement as Income When Modifying Child Support, It Cannot Do So Without Determining Whether the Settlement Represented a Recoupment of Lost Capital or an Offset of Litigation Expenses Incurred.

Indus. Comm’n of Ariz. v. Word – 2/8/2010

February 17, 2010

Arizona Supreme Court Holds That the Eight-Year Limitations Period In A.R.S. § 23-907(E) For the Industrial Commission of Arizona to Recover Payments From Employers Runs From the Date of the Initial Award Giving Benefits to the Injured Worker, But That Each Payment Made to the Injured Employee by the Commission Qualifies as a Separate Judgment.

LetBennett v. Baxter Group, Inc. (2/10/2010)

February 17, 2010

Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two Holds That The Unauthorized Recording of a Valid Real Estate Purchase/Sale Agreement Does Not Constitute Grounds For Slander of Title Under A.R.S. § 33-420.

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