An insured filed an action seeking underinsured motorist coverage. On summary judgment, the insurer argued that the coverage was time-barred under A.R.S. §12-555(C)(2) because the insured had failed to request arbitration or respond to the insurer’s request for arbitration. Ultimately, the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the insurer, finding that the insured…

In 1995, a plaintiff obtained title to a lot in Maricopa County. A warranty deed conveying the property to the defendant was executed, notarized, and recorded in 2003.
16 years after the deed was recorded, the plaintiff discovered the deed and sued the defendant seeking to quiet title to the property and asserting a false-document…

Topics:  Effective Brief Writing and Oral Argument; Insider’s Guide to Ninth Circuit Practice and Recent Policy Updates
Date and Time: Thursday, April 4, 2024, 2:00–4:00 pm
CLE Credit: 1.5 hours for in-person attendees
Cost: Free
Reception: A reception will immediately follow the program
Seminar Location: Sandra Day O’Connor U.S. Courthouse, 401 West Washington Street, Phoenix,…

A couple filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. They claimed that their motor home, which they used as a full-time residence, was subject to the homestead exemption as a mobile home under § 33-1101(A)(3). Section 33-1101(A) sets out Arizona’s homestead exemption, which renders a single homestead not exceeding $250,000 exempt from execution and forced sale. The…

Husband and wife property owners executed a promissory note secured by a deed of trust to borrow against their property from an investment company. The property owners defaulted, but the company did not take any action to collect on the debt over the proceeding ten years.
The property owners eventually filed a lawsuit against the…

A property owner had landscapers set concrete pavers near the property line with the adjacent property owner. But the landscapers mistakenly placed the pavers so as to reduce the property owner’s land by about 135 square feet and similarly increase the adjacent property owner’s property by 135 square feet. Subsequently, the adjacent property owner occasionally…

For decades, an Arizona city entered into agreements with a non-profit corporation to operate a competitive youth swimming program at the city’s pools in exchange for a license for the use of the city’s pools when they weren’t being used for other public programs. Around 2006, a different entity began seeking to replace the non-profit…