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Phoenix may have to pay for police officer's COVID death
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) - The City of Phoenix has to defend itself against claims by the widow of a police officer that he contracted a fatal case of COVID-19 at work, an appeals court ruled, reversing an administrative ruling that denied benefits for lack of evidence. -
Parents of high school football player who died after concussion can't sue school district
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) - An Arizona school district can’t be sued over a student’s death after suffering a concussion in a football game, an appeals court ruled, refusing to reinstate a lawsuit by parents who accused the district of failing to implement a proper safety plan. -
Children of divorce lose claim on $1.5 million wrongful death settlement
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) - The five children of a man who surrendered parental rights after a divorce can’t collect a share of a $1.5 million wrongful death settlement his widow negotiated with the government after he was killed in an accident with a tribal police officer, an Arizona appeals court ruled. -
Woman's bankruptcy doesn't erase sex-abuse claims against Catholic church
TUCSON, Ariz. (Legal Newsline) - A woman who claims she was sexually abused by two Catholic priests when she was less than 15 can sue the church despite arguments she surrendered any such claims after filing for bankruptcy in the 1990s, an Arizona appeals court ruled. -
Father of twins murdered by their mother can't blame crisis clinic
A father whose twins were murdered by their mentally ill mother can’t sue a crisis clinic for failing to warn him of the risk, an Arizona appeals court ruled. -
Strip club not liable for parking-lot shooting of would-be guest
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) - The parents of a man who was killed in the parking lot of a strip club can’t sue the club or the off-duty security guard who shot him, an Arizona appeals court ruled, finding the dead man was a trespasser after having been told to leave the property earlier in the evening. -
'Ethical violations' keep lawyer from taking $50K from child's settlement
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) - A lawyer who admitted to ethical violations during his representation of multiple parties in litigation over the police shooting of a young man isn’t entitled to an additional $50,000 share of a child’s settlement, an Arizona court ruled. -
Seeing scorpions: UPS right to fire employee over marijuana use, court rules
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) - A UPS sales manager who told coworkers he saw scorpions and repeatedly asked the same question can’t claim protection under an Arizona law that prohibits companies from firing employees if they test positive for marijuana, an appeals court ruled. -
Court again reverses $2M wrongful death verdict against bar in case of driver still drunk after nap
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) - An Arizona appeals court reversed for a second time a $2 million verdict against a bar over a patron who was driven safely home by a friend but woke up hours later and killed two people with his vehicle. -
Arizona court revives data breach class action that federal court dismissed
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) - An Arizona woman is free to pursue a class action over a data breach at a medical center after a state appeals court said a federal judge’s dismissal of the case with prejudice, meaning it can’t be refiled in federal court, doesn’t mean it can’t proceed in state court instead. -
Verdict over fatal Phoenix accident affirmed; Cab hit pedestrians crossing middle of street at night
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) – A cab company will be on the hook for a more than $800,000 payout after one of its drivers stuck two pedestrians jaywalking, killing one and injuring the other. -
Doctor's apology can't be used against him in malpractice lawsuit
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) - A doctor’s disputed apology to parents whose child was severely disabled during birth can’t be used as evidence against him in a malpractice lawsuit, an Arizona appeals court ruled, rejecting a constitutional challenge to a state law protecting expressions of sympathy. -
Kicking horse lands dude ranch in legal trouble
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) - An Arizona dude ranch that used a faulty liability release form might be on the hook for a customer’s broken leg, after an appeals court reversed a summary judgment for the ranch. -
Family members of deceased can't connect medical testing company to body parts scandal
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) – A company sort-of associated with a former body parts dealer now serving a nine-year prison sentence has won a key court victory against family members who tried to pin blame on it. -
Mom who lost son wanted $10M from Arizona city but didn't give it enough time to decide
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) – A woman who lost her son then asked for $10 million from the Arizona city of Peoria has lost her lawsuit because her lawyer did not give the City enough time to mull the offer. -
Arizona Supreme Court says law of state where Workers' Comp was paid determines assignment rights
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) – Because a woman was awarded Workers’ Compensation benefits in a different state that doesn’t have automatic assignment provision, on Jan. 2, the Supreme Court for the State of Arizona reversed the decisions of two lower courts.