Arizona Supreme Court holds that a voter proposition creating an income tax surcharge to fund schools violates the Education Expenditure Clause, Ariz. Const. art. 9, § 21.
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that testimony that an employee told his employer about his pre-existing conditions is sufficient evidence to support allocation of expenses for disability benefits.
Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two holds that, in a vehicular wrongful death or injury case, the fact that the defendant was using a cell phone while driving at the time of the accident may support a claim for punitive damages if, along with evidence of cell phone use, there is other evidence the driver was consciously pursuing a course of conduct knowing that it creates a substantial risk of significant harm to others.
The Court of Appeals Division Two holds that deciding whether to clear all vegetation over a large area of land falls outside the “normal day to day management” of a planned community.