• posted: Jul. 08, 2022
• Rockafellow Law Firm
• Civil Litigation

It's time again for the top civil verdicts in Arizona Last year, seven of the top verdicts were tort (injury related) cases.  The other three were business or civil rights disputes. Read More

• posted: Jun. 01, 2021
• Rockafellow Law Firm
• Civil Litigation

An overview of the top civil verdicts from Arizona in 2020 Every year we bring you news of the top ten Civil verdicts in the State of Arizona.  Twenty Twenty will Read More

• posted: Oct. 06, 2020
• Rockafellow Law Firm
• Civil Litigation,  Negligence

Statutory immunity can make claims against Arizona's government entities difficult Thinking of suing the State of Arizona for a bad road? Thinking of suing the Sheriff’s Department for not making an Read More

• posted: Jan. 07, 2020
• Rockafellow Law Firm
• Civil Litigation

A brief summary of trial procedure We are often asked about trial procedures with questions such as:  “Do I have to be there?”  “Will it take all day?”  “Will I have Read More

• posted: Aug. 07, 2019
• Rockafellow Law Firm
• Civil Litigation

Depositions can be intimidating. Here's what to expect and how to prepare: A deposition is a formal interview, usually conducted by opposing counsel. The person being deposed (deponent) is sworn under Read More

• posted: Jul. 02, 2019
• Rockafellow Law Firm
• Civil Litigation

Discovery in Your Civil Lawsuit Discovery devices - what are they and how are they used? “Discovery” is a term of art used in the law.  It means “to find out” what Read More

• posted: May 07, 2019
• Rockafellow Law Firm
• Civil Litigation,  Premises Liability,  Products Liability

A court can punish a party that destroys evidence Spoliation: Noun: “Destruction of a thing by the act of a stranger, as the erasure or alteration of a writing by the Read More

• posted: Jan. 03, 2019
• Rockafellow Law Firm
• Civil Litigation

The Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure were completely modified effective July 1, 2018.  We now have the tiered system for cases that was discussed in a prior newsletter.  Along with Read More

• posted: Dec. 04, 2018
• Rockafellow Law Firm
• Civil Litigation

Your case thrives or dies under Arizona's strict discovery and disclosure rules After a lawsuit is filed and served on the defendant, and after the Defendant files a responsive Answer to Read More

• posted: Oct. 04, 2018
• Rockafellow Law Firm
• Civil Litigation

Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure There are new Rules in place that radically change how cases are litigated Effective July 31, 2018, the Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure were amended to classify Read More