In re MH 2008-002659 – 1/21/2010

January 28, 2010
Arizona Court of Appeal Division One Holds That A Mental Health Patient’s Right to a Hearing to Challenge Involuntary Hospitalization During a Mental Health Evaluation Does Not Include the Right to Challenge the Evaluation Itself.

Beck v. Deem – 1/14/2010

January 26, 2010
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One Holds That A.R.S. §§ 14-3910 and 14-3972(C) Protect a Third-Party Purchaser of a Beneficial Interest in a Deed of Trust Even When the Original Transferor Wrongly Obtained Title Through a Fraudulent Affidavit for Transfer of Real Property.

Turken v. NPP CityNorth, L.L.C. – 1/25/2010

January 26, 2010
Arizona Supreme Court Holds that Courts May Not Consider Indirect, Non-Contractual Public Benefits in Determining Whether the Public Benefit to be Obtained from a Private Entity Under a Public Contract Is So Far Exceeded by the Consideration Paid by the Public that the Agreement Violates the Arizona Constitution’s Gift Clause.