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SCOTUS Announces It Will Not Hear Same-Sex Marriage Cases This Term

October 6, 2014

This morning SCOTUS  announced it will not hear any of the seven same-sex marriage cases as requested from the lower Circuits.  This likely means that there will be a spike in State’s that recognize same-sex marriages, particularly in the Circuits where these petitions for certiorari originated from.  This is primarily because the States in those circuits are now bound…

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To Allow Interest or Not Allow Interest In A Personal Injury Case?

September 23, 2014

Although it may sound Shakespearean, the question to allow interest or not allow interest in a personal injury case is not so dramatic.  Or is it?  Whether to allow pre-judgment interest is only the first question the Courts had to answer in determining whether a Plaintiff is entitled to pre-judgment interest as a sanction under…

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Arizona Supreme Court Further Interprets Arizona Mechanics' Lien Statute

September 16, 2014

While not a hot topic to the general public, Arizona Contractors should be aware of Arizona Mechanics’ Lien Statutes and how the Courts modify and interpret them. In a recent decision (Weitz Co LLC v. Heth), the Arizona Supreme Court recently held Arizona’s Mechanics’ lien Statutes, do not preclude equitable subrogation of lien that attached…

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Defective Airbag Lawsuit

August 22, 2014

Recently a jury in Lackawanna County  Pennsylvania awarded a couple $5.9 Million related to a defective airbag in the couples’ 2005 Mercury Sable.  The couple filed the defective airbag lawsuit following a 2010 near head on collision.  The Sable’s airbag failed to deploy upon impact.  The driver (husband) herniated a disc and suffered lower-extremity paralysis.  Attorneys for…

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Arizona Registrar Of Contractors Recovery Fund

August 21, 2014

Most Arizona contractors know what the Arizona Registrar Of Contractors Recovery Fund is.   Most residential homeowners do not.   The Registrar set up the recovery fund to provide financial protection for residential homeowners to compensate them financially for defective workmanship.   All licensed residential contractors contribute to the fund.  The fund does not accept claims from…

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