Allen v. Town of Prescott Valley – 3/13/2018

April 3, 2018
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that a sports team’s $270 fee is a “nominal” fee, not an “admission” fee under A.R.S. § 33-1551, which provides property owners with qualified immunity against claims by recreational users who do not pay an admission fee.

In re $46,523 in U.S. Currency (2/28/2018)

April 2, 2018
Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two holds that the state must take additional reasonable steps to provide notice of forfeiture proceedings to a claimant of seized property if the state knows that the claimant did not receive notice.

Peterson v. Surprise – 2/6/2018

March 15, 2018
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that an employee who fails to exhaust administrative remedies under the Arizona Civil Rights Act for a claim of wrongful discharge may not sue for retaliatory discharge under Arizona’s Employment Protection Act.

Doe v. Mahoney – 2/6/2018

March 5, 2018
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One holds that a defamation plaintiff requesting disclosure of an anonymous defendant’s identity must show that it could survive a motion for summary judgment, setting aside those elements which are dependent on the identity of the speaker.