In Glazer v. State, 1 CA-CV 16-0416, 2017 WL 2125720 (Ariz. App. May 16, 2017), the court held that the lower interest rate applicable to judgments against the State during an appeal does not apply to any portion of a judgment that is not being paid out of the State’s […]

In S. B. v. County of San Diego, 15-56848, 2017 WL 1959984 (9th Cir. May 12, 2017), an individual with a history of mental health issues was acting aggressively and strangely all day, at one point threatening “someone was gonna get hurt” if he did not get some alcohol.  Concerned […]

In City of Phoenix v. Glenayre Elecs., Inc., CV-16-0126-PR, 2017 WL 1929472, at *1 (Ariz. May 10, 2017), the Arizona Supreme Court held that the statute of repose in A.R.S. § 12-552(A) applies to government entities and bars certain real property actions, notwithstanding A.R.S. § 12-510’s provision exempting government entities […]

On May 11, 2017, Nick Acedo presented at the Twentieth Annual Public Practice Legal Seminar at the Prescott Resort in Prescott, Arizona.  The topic—An Appellate Perspective on Case Strategy—included a discussion on appellate tips and insight, recent cases and trends in the law affecting public entities, and a close look […]

Following a two week trial in federal court, Dan Struck obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a correctional services provider. The six inmate plaintiffs were assaulted by a group of gang member inmates in a close custody unit. Plaintiffs alleged prison administrators failed to protect them, and that the […]