AZAPP Blog - 2021
Mar
1
2021McKenna v. Soto (2/17/2021)
Arizona Supreme Court holds that election petition signatures with incomplete date or address information are valid if they substantially comply with the statutory requirements.Read More
Mar
1
2021Remote Appellate Oral Arguments (3/1/2021)
Arizona Attorney article by Eric M. Fraser and Krissa Lanham.Read More
Feb
24
2021Schires v. Carlat (2/8/2021)
Arizona Supreme Court holds that the sufficient consideration prong under the Arizona Constitution’s Gift Clause is an objective inquiry, requiring a governmental entity to receive a fair market value return that is proportional to the consideration it paid, without deference to the entity’s assessment of value.Read More
Feb
11
2021Dabush v. Seacret Direct LLC (1/8/2021)
Arizona Supreme Court holds that a sublessee does not owe a duty to maintain a common area of a property in a reasonably safe condition when the sublessee makes repairs to the property unrelated to the injury that subsequently occurred.Read More
Feb
11
2021Maricopa Cnty v. Rovey (12/29/2020)
Arizona Court of Appeals Division One adopts “easement corollary” to rule of strips and gores for interpretation of real estate conveyances.Read More
Feb
11
2021Montano v. Luff (12/21/2020)
Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two holds that no inherent conflict exists between A.R.S. § 12-1176’s right to a jury trial in forcible entry and detainer actions and Ariz. R. Proc. Eviction Act. 11(d)’s allowance for bench trials in cases lacking factual disputes.Read More
Feb
8
2021Event Announcement: The Annual State of Courts Program (2/7/2021)
The Appellate Practice Section Educational Program will inform you about the present condition of the Arizona courts and their forthcoming plans.Read More
Feb
8
2021Thomas Hudson publishes article on structuring appellate briefs. (1/20/2021)
Article from Journal of Appellate Practice and ProcessRead More
Jan
22
2021State of the Netherlands v. MD Helicopters Inc. (12/30/2020)
Arizona Supreme Court holds that a foreign country’s case law can satisfy Arizona’s reciprocity requirement for the recognition of foreign judgments.Read More
Jan
11
2021Governor Ducey appoints Brian Y. Furuya to the Court of Appeals (12/23/2020)
Governor Ducey appointed Brian Y. Furuya to the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One.Read More
Jan
8
2021Event Announcement: A Conversation with Paul Clement (1/8/2021)
The State Bar's Appellate Practice Section is hosting a panel discussion on arguments before the Supreme Court of the United States during the COVID Pandemic by remote video.Read More
Jan
4
2021Welch v. Cochise Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors (10/9/2020)
Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two holds that a taxpayer has standing to challenge the violation of open-meeting laws and conflict of interest laws resulting in an illegal appointment and, through the illegal appointment, an illegal expenditure of municipal funds.Read More
Jan
4
2021McDaniel v. Payson Healthcare Mgmt., Inc. (10/20/2020)
Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two requires new trial in medical malpractice case, due to trial court errors involving experts.Read More