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Ibarra v. Gastelum – 7/23/2020
July 27, 2020
Court of Appeals Division One holds that the statutory duty to keep an apartment in a fit and habitable condition does not justify a negligence per se jury instruction.
Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two holds that plaintiffs are not barred from suing private employers under vicarious liability theories for acts of employees subject to the notice of claim statute, A.R.S. ยง 12-821.01.
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Piccioli v. City of Phoenix and AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Local 2384 v. City of Phoenix (7/10/2020)
July 23, 2020
Arizona Supreme Court confirms that a public retirement plan does not violate common-law or constitutional pension protections by ending a longstanding practice that the plan never authorized in the first place.
Torres v. JAI Dining Servs. (Phx.), Inc. – 7/16/2020
July 17, 2020
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that a dram shop is not liable for injuries that occur after an overserved patron goes home, sleeps, then decides to drive.
Dinsmoor v. City of Phoenix – 6/30/2020
July 13, 2020
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that a school district has a duty to protect a student who was shot off campus based on preexisting school-student relationship.
Cook v. Ryan (6/18/2020)
July 2, 2020
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that prison disciplinary proceeding comported with due process where prisoner had advanced written notice of disciplinary charges and had opportunity to present written witness statements.