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The Commission on Appellate Court Appointments has recommended ten nominees to Governor Doug Ducey to fill the vacancy on Division One of the Arizona Court of Appeals created by the resignation of Judge Diane Johnsen.
Fields v. Elected Officials Ret. Plan (2/6/2020)
March 11, 2020
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that a party who agrees to pay its attorney only those fees awarded by a court does not become ineligible for a fee award under A.R.S. § 12-341.01.
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that a claim to pierce the corporate veil may be raised in an action on a judgment and that such an action is governed by the limitation period for actions to enforce a judgment.
France v. Indus. Comm’n of Ariz. (2/18/2020)
March 2, 2020
Court of Appeals Division One held that, for workers’ compensation purposes, the phrase “unexpected, unusual or extraordinary stress related to employment” means work-related stress that is sufficiently significant and noteworthy to differentiate it from non-compensable, general stress caused by the work regimen
Hwal’Bay Ba: J Enters., Inc. v. Jantzen – 2/25/2020
March 2, 2020
Arizona Supreme Court announces a six-factor test to determine whether a tribal economic entity is an “arm of the tribe” for sovereign immunity purposes.
Simmons v. Indus. Comm’n of Ariz. (2/7/2020)
February 12, 2020
Court of Appeals Division Two holds that an administrative law judge erred by applying incorrect “earning capacity disability” legal standard and by failing to determine who had the applicable burden of proof.