Arizona Republic: “A Tempe man is suing LA Fitness for fraud, contending that staff members used his electronic signature to charge him for more than $1,200 in services he did not want or need. Benjamin Calleros, 22, said LA Fitness drained his bank account of money set aside for tuition when staff members [...]
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azcentral.com: According to this article, “[t]he Arizona Housing Alliance, made up of leaders in the housing industry, is considering legal action to stop a proposed $50 million sweep from the mortgage settlement fund to balance the state’s budget.” Legal Insurrection: The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments today about Arizona’s controversial illegal immigratio law, SB 1070. Based on the initial reports, it appears that the Court may uphold at least one key provision of the law, which allows state law enforcement to inquire about a person’s immigration status. Even some of the [...] findlaw.com: On Wednesday, April 25, the Supreme Court will hear from both sides of the argument as to whether states can adopt their own policies on handling illegal immigration. Arizona’s lawmakers appear to be staunchly supportive of such sovereignty: “If the federal government had been doing and would continue to do its job in securing [...] Yuma Sun: “Arizona is entitled to demand that people present identification before being allowed to cast a ballot, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. In a split decision, the judges rejected arguments that mandating would-be voters show a driver’s license or other identification unfairly discriminates against Latino voters. Judge Sandra [...] Arizona Republic: “Zipps Sports Grill has filed suit against the city, Planning and Development Department Director Debra Stark and Bethany 16th LLC, the owner and landlord of a central Phoenix shopping center where Zipps leases a location. The March 28 filing follows a months-long zoning battle involving a Z’Tejas restaurant proposed at the [...] ABCNews.com: “The Justice Department has cut off negotiations with Sheriff Joe Arpaio and officials with the Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff’s Office in its effort to install an independent monitor to rein in the unconstitutional tactics used by officers there. Arpaio, who calls himself “America’s Toughest Sheriff,” defied the Justice Department suggestion [...] Arizona Republic: “Homeowners do not lose their legal protections against being sued for debt after foreclosure just because they have refinanced a mortgage, the state Court of Appeals has ruled. In a unanimous decision, the judges overturned a lower- court ruling that said Michael and Kelly Pasquan are liable for more than $1.9 [...] Arizona Republic: “Gov. Jan Brewer’s veto of a bill that would have permitted electronic billboards on state and federal highways was a victory for billboard foes. But the foes still have a tall hill to climb to reach their goal: no more electronic billboards. The battle continues to be fought in state courts [...] Arizona Governor Jan Brewer issued the following press release on March 29, 2012, about the amicus brief filed by the State of California and ten other states in opposition to Arizona’s anti-illegal immigration law known as SB 1070: “This legal filing is pure politics and takes tortured logic and rank hypocrisy to new [...] Arizona Republic: “The Arizona Supreme Court is deliberating whether the First Amendment rights of tattoo artists trump a city’s right to regulate them under zoning codes. The issue played out Tuesday morning as the five justices heard arguments in the case of Ryan and Laetitia Coleman [of Angel Tattoo], who in March 2009 [...] Arizona Republic: “The Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association has dropped a lawsuit challenging payment cuts from the state’s Medicaid program. The hospital group in November sued the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System to reverse a 5 percent cut in hospital payment rates. Rather than pursue the court case, Arizona Hospital and Healthcare [...] Arizona Republic: “Arizona hospitals last decade struggled to find enough nurses to fill shifts in critical hospital operations, prompting some hospitals to turn to temporary or traveling nurses to ensure enough medical help for patients. While the nursing market has largely stabilized in recent years as colleges graduate more nurses, hospitals [...] Phoenix New Times: “U.S. District Judge Neil Wake is allowing a Chandler police officer Thomas Lovejoy’s lawsuit alleging rights violations to move forward in the latest blow to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Lovejoy’s the over-worked officer who left his K-9 partner, Bandit, to die in a hot patrol car on August 11, [...] Arizona Republic: “A federal judge issued a ruling Friday [December 23, 2011] that will curtail the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office’s ability to target illegal immigrants and gives thousands of Hispanics standing in a civil lawsuit that seeks to fundamentally alter Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s immigration-enforcement efforts. Judge Murray Snow’s ruling created a class action, [...] Arizona Republic: “Manuel de Jesus Ortega Melendres wasn’t the first person to accuse the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office of racial profiling, but the legal resident’s lawsuit against the Sheriff’s Office was among the first legal challenges to Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s immigration-enforcement tactics. The 4-year-old case today will go before a U.S. District Court [...] Arizona Republic: Miriam Mendiola-Martinez “sued the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office and others claiming that county employees exhibited deliberate indifference to her medical needs and violated her constitutional rights against cruel and unusual punishment when they kept her shackled before and after her 2009 Caesarean section. The lawsuit, as support for the woman’s claims, [...] Arizona Republic: “A Maricopa County jury this week awarded $12 million to a Scottsdale cosmetic surgeon and his physician wife after a local jazz singer posted critical Internet reviews of their practice and aired multiple complaints with the Arizona Medical Board. Dr. Albert Carlotti and Dr. Michelle Cabret-Carlotti, who operate Desert Palm Surgical [...] Arizona Republic: “A Maricopa County Superior Court judge has imposed financial sanctions against a Phoenix law firm that represented Sheriff Joe Arpaio and former County Attorney Andrew Thomas in legal disputes with the county’s governing board, judges and others. Judge John Buttrick ordered the sanctions earlier this week against Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak [...] AZCentral: Maricopa County officials are trying to find the root causes of legal claims lodged against their agencies in hopes of reducing future legal exposures and costly payouts. Over the last six months, the county’s risk-management department has launched a new program to work more closely with department officials to determine whether policies should be [...] Arizona Republic: “The Goldwater Institute is asking the state Supreme Court to overturn a November Court of Appeals ruling that validated Mesa’s practice of assessing new-home buyers a fee that is used to enhance the city’s museums and cultural programs.” The following is the text of Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard’s press release dated December 8, 2010: Goddard Announces $458,000 Judgment in Fraud Case Involving Two Police Officers “Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced a judgment totaling $458,000 in civil penalties and restitution for consumers as a result of a mortgage [...] Arizona Republic: “An unlikely Arizona political trio stood outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday and expressed confidence that the nation’s high court would uphold an Arizona law that punishes employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants.” The following is the text of a December 6, 2010, press release from the office of the Arizona Attorney General: Phoenix, Ariz. – Dec. 6, 2010) Attorney General Terry Goddard today filed complaints against two Arizona companies, alleging violations of the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act in connection with the marketing of [...] Arizona Republic: “Gov. Jan Brewer filed a legal brief Friday in support of Glendale’s challenge to a federal decision to designate land near the city’s sports and entertainment district as an Indian reservation, potentially paving the way for a casino.” Arizona Republic: “The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors could approve a $10 million contract today to defend Sheriff Joe Arpaio, former County Attorney Andrew Thomas and their employees against legal claims stemming from their investigations into county officials.” Arizona Republic: “The Goldwater Institute took a fourth stab Tuesday at striking down rules in Arizona that force utilities to use renewable energy such as solar power. The institute’s lawyer, Clint Bolick, argued in the Arizona Court of Appeals that the rules passed in 2006 by the Corporation Commission exceed the authority of [...] Arizona Republic: “In a David-and-Goliath battle over an 800 number, a federal judge in Phoenix has ruled for David. U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell has favored the privately owned, Denver-based Electronic Payment Systems over the huge publicly traded credit- and debit-processor TSYS” Arizona Republic: “A women’s rights group says the Deer Valley Unified School District does not provide equal opportunities for girls to play high-school sports. The National Women’s Law Center filed a complaint Wednesday with the U.S. Department of Education, seeking an investigation.” Arizona Republic: “A lawsuit accusing Swift Transportation Co. Inc. of underpaying its drivers for mileage for more than a decade has been certified as a class action, paving the way for thousands of current and former drivers to possibly recover back pay.” |
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