Santa Fe Ridge Homeowners’ Assoc. v. Bartschi – 7/29/2008

August 1, 2008
Arizona Court of appeals Division One Holds A Homeowner’s Association May Not Properly Record a Lis Pendens Under A.R.S. § 12-1191(A) in Connection with an Action to Enforce the CC&Rs Where the Action Would Not Expand, Restrict, or Burden the Property Owner’s Rights as Bestowed by Virtue of the

Security Title Agency, Inc. v. Pope – 7/29/2008

August 1, 2008
Arizona Court OfAppeals Division One Holds That (1) Sufficient Evidence Supported Title Company’s Liability For Aiding And Abetting A New Employee’s Breach Of Fiduciary Duty Against Previous Employer, A Competing Title Company; (2) Punitive Damages Were Not Improper for Commercial Business Tort, But (3) The Amount Of Punitive Damages Was Unconstitutionally Excessive.

Hounshell v. White – 7/22/2008

July 29, 2008
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One Holds That a County Board of Supervisors May Require a County Officer To Post a Bond, and May Remove the Officer for Failure To Post the Bond, but That the County Must Pay the Bond Premiums.

Malad, Inc. v. Miller – 7/3/2008

July 29, 2008
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One Holds That the Rule Against Perpetuities Does Not Render Void a Commercial Real Estate Sales Agreement That Fails to Include a Specific Time Period for Performance if it is Reasonable to Conclude the Parties Intended Performance Within a Reasonable Time Period.