Arizona's Civil Verdicts in 2017
- posted: Jun. 15, 2018
- Civil Litigation
The trend continues. Total trials are down. For the first time ever in Arizona, defense verdicts exceeded Plaintiff’s verdicts. Only one verdict was over $10 million. Four of the top ten verdicts came from Read More
FASTAR Arrives in Pima County
- posted: Apr. 15, 2018
- Civil Litigation
A new pilot program in Pima County drastically changes the rules for smaller civil claims. As of November 1, 2017, there are new rules in Pima County for resolution of smaller cases Read More
Criminal Restitution vs. Civil Compensation
- posted: Feb. 15, 2018
- Civil Litigation
What are the differences and similarities between the two? According to Arizona law, a victim of a crime is entitled to receive from the convicted criminal the full economic value of Read More
Jurisdiction: Many Factors Determine Where You Can File Your Lawsuit
- posted: Aug. 15, 2017
- Civil Litigation
One of the first classes every law student takes is civil procedure. One of the principal lessons of civil procedure is “Jurisdiction” or where suit should be filed. General rules are Read More
Top 10 Civil Verdicts in Arizona in 2016
- posted: Jun. 02, 2017
- Civil Litigation
Every year the “Arizona Attorney” the official State Bar publication for lawyers, prints an article on the Top 10 Civil Verdicts in Arizona for the previous year. Here are the Read More
Alternative Dispute Resolution: What is it?
- posted: Feb. 03, 2017
- Civil Litigation
Arbitration, Mediation, and Settlement Conferences. What are they and what do they mean to our clients? Arbitration is an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) vehicle that is being used more frequently to Read More
Gotcha! Surprise Evidence Doesn't Actually Exist.
- posted: Dec. 01, 2016
- Civil Litigation
We all have seen legal dramas where someone pulls something out of a hat and a surprise witness or surprise piece of evidence comes in to save the day for Read More
The Supreme Court: How a Case Can Make Its Way to the Highest Court in the Land
- posted: Mar. 04, 2016
- Traffic accidents,  Personal Injury,  Medical Malpractice,  Bicycle Accidents,  Birth Injury,  Pedestrian Accidents,  Auto Accidents,  Adverse Drug Reaction,  Workers Compensation,  Uncategorized,  Civil Litigation,  Insurance Law
The Judiciary, headed up by the Supreme Court, is one of three branches of our government whose role is to put a check and balance on the powers of the Read More
What is a Nonparty?
- posted: Dec. 01, 2015
- Civil Litigation
Arizona is a comparative fault state. Each defendant is liable only for the amount of damages allocated to that defendant in direct proportion to that defendant’s percentage of fault. A.R.S. Read More
Lawsuit Time Limits-Statute of Limitation
- posted: Nov. 11, 2015
- Civil Litigation
In the Civil realm of the law, most claims have a statute of limitation. This means that your right to file a lawsuit against a person or entity expires after Read More