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Patricia Alston spent a lot of money to become a member of Phoenix Country Club in 2005, but she apparently failed to investigate the club before joining because she sued the Phoenix Country Club for discriminating against women. After becoming a member, Ms. Alston claims she learned that men had certain privileges not [...] Phoenix Business Journal: “LifeLock Inc. has settled a lawsuit brought against it by the Federal Trade Commission and 35 states for $12 million, ending a lingering legal battle about what the company promised in its advertising versus what it could deliver in regards to preventing identity theft.” Arizona Republic: Phoenix area “Bankruptcy filings climbed in February after a dip in January as more debt-strapped individuals apparently used income-tax refunds to get the ball rolling.” Arizona Republic: “A Valley trucking magnate may have thought he’d washed his hands of the Phoenix Coyotes after selling the franchise last fall in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. But, it’s not over for Jerry Moyes. The National Hockey League has filed a lawsuit against him. The NHL seeks at least $61.6 million.” In 2009 Rick Painter, Bishop of the Phoenix, Cathedral of Christ the King was charged with disturbing the peace and given a 10-day suspended jail sentence and three years probation for two counts. His crime – he caused the church’s bells to ring 13 times a day. St. Mark Roman Catholic Parish [...] Four creditors of Phoenix area carwash mogul Daniel “Danny” Hendon sued him, his business partners and his businesses claiming defendants owe over $50 million. The first lawsuit was filed last month in the Maricopa County Superior Court by M & I Marshall & Ilsley Bank. M & I claims that the defendants defaulted [...] The Arizona Education Association sued the Arizona Legislature and Governor Jan Brewer again because it believes that the AEA should determine how Arizona should spend money on education rather than the Arizona legislature. Last year the AEA sued the State of Arizona by filing a complaint directly with the Arizona Supreme Court, but [...] I just learned from a post on Above the Law that Tajudeen “Taj” Oladiran, a current candidate for Arizona Attorney General, has the dubious distinction of filing a motion in federal district court last year that was one of Above the Law’s five best motions of 2009. Above the Law says this about [...] Arizona Republic: “Valley car-wash magnate and developer Danny Hendon is involved in a bankruptcy-related dispute with lender M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank over four Danny’s Family-branded retail properties. The four properties – three car washes and a convenience store – filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in U.S. Bankruptcy Court earlier this month, according [...] Arizona Republic: “The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office faces new accusations of racial profiling from suspects who landed in the sheriff’s custody. The complaints are contained in a pair of lawsuits alleging neglect and abuse. Both highlight the Sheriff’s Office’s anti-immigrant reputation and accuse Sheriff Joe Arpaio of failing to properly train deputies how [...] Phoenix Business Journal: “The city of Phoenix has spent more than $750,000 on court costs to defend its tax breaks for the CityNorth mixed-use development. That lawsuit, along with others filed by the Goldwater Institute against the cities of Tempe and Glendale, are being tagged as counterproductive to the group’s fiscally conservative stance. Arizona Republic: “Arizona regulators levied $236,500 in fines against Health Net for what state officials say is a series of health-insurance law violations and ordered the company to fix various business practices. The Arizona Department of Insurance ordered the Woodland Hills, Calif.-based insurer to correct violations involving health-care appeals, claims handling and health-care [...] Construction Law Today: “The Arizona Supreme Court applied the economic loss rule (the “ELR”) to bar a construction related claim for the first time last week. Overly simplified, the ELR is a judge-made rule that bars many extra-contractual claims for design and construction defects when those claims seek only damages for the cost to [...] Court House News: “Two more civil rights complaints against self-proclaimed ‘America’s Toughest Sheriff’ Joe Arpaio and his officers cite a ‘culture of hatred’ of Hispanics, and racial profiling. One man claims a Maricopa County deputy ran him over and left him pinned under the police car in front of the man’s own home, [...] Arizona Republic: “A Tolleson resident and the city are locked in a court battle over the man’s property and his access to that property. Richard East, 61, says a recent court judgment vindicates him, and the city can end his lawsuit against it by giving him back access to his yard.” Arizona Republic: “Two Valley municipalities’ decisions to censor public speech at council meetings this month were ‘absolutely unconstitutional,’ according to the California-based First Amendment Coalition. The Gilbert Town Council and Litchfield Park City Council, acting on advice from the same attorney, refused to hear public comments about two separate tax measures on the [...] Court House News Service: “The U.S. Bureau of Land Management refuses to disclose records on its management of uranium mines near the Grand Canyon, the Center for Biological Diversity claims in Federal Court. The environmentalists say the BLM allowed uranium mines to resume operations in defiance of a Department of the Interior order.” Court House News Service: “Another group says Arizona illegally grabbed millions of dollars from it to try to patch up its budget deficit. The Land Title Association of Arizona says the state unconstitutionally swiped $3.5 million from its recovery fund, though the money is designated for paying customer losses when an insolvent agency goes into [...] Phoenix Business Journal: “The city of Glendale won the latest court tussle with the Goldwater Institute watchdog group over possible lease concessions and incentives for the Phoenix Coyotes hockey team.” Arizona Republic: “A federal judge has imposed sanctions on the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office for destroying evidence in a racial-profiling case, and Sheriff Joe Arpaio must answer questions regarding an immigration file he kept. U.S. District Court Judge G. Murray Snow’s order, released Friday, also calls on the Sheriff’s Office to try to [...] Arizona Republic: “Corporate officers can be held personally liable in some situations when their defunct firms don’t pay suppliers, the Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled. The judges maintained that lawsuits against a corporation for failing to pay a debt are valid only against the corporate entity. And when the corporation goes away, [...] Phoenix Business Journal: “Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard announced a $94 million settlement with Western Union Financial Services Inc. settling a dispute over policing of wire transfers between the U.S. and Mexico and other foreign countries.” Phoenix Business Journal: “A Maricopa County Superior Court Judge ordered the city of Phoenix to release documents regarding negotiations for rebranding the Wyndham Hotel in downtown Phoenix to a Marriott Renaissance property.” Arizona Republic: “A Sanskrit word meaning ‘gracious gift’ or ‘clarity’ has resulted in anything but for two Surprise business entities. A doctor who recently opened his first practice, Prasada Pediatrics, is involved in a trademark-infringement dispute with Westcor, the developer of the master-planned community of Prasada. Dr. Brian Lawrence Young, whose wife’s mother [...] Phoenix Business Journal: “The Goldwater Institute, an Arizona watchdog group, filed documents in Maricopa County Superior Court on Friday asking that a judge force the city of Phoenix to turn over documents in connection with the rebranding of the Wyndham Phoenix into a Marriott Renaissance property. Goldwater attorney Carrie Ann Sitren said the [...] Arizona Republic: “The self-help guru who captured international attention when his Sedona-area sweat-lodge ceremony turned fatal was arrested Wednesday on three counts of manslaughter. Yavapai County sheriff’s deputies arrested James Arthur Ray on Wednesday afternoon at his attorney’s Prescott office, and the multimillionaire later was booked into jail in Camp Verde with bail [...] Arizona Republic: “Bankrupt Phoenix developer Opus West Corp. has sued its Minnesota parent and several related trusts, alleging fraud and a pattern of systematic manipulation and abuse that left the high-profile subsidiary undercapitalized and unable to pay its debts. Opus West, one of five regional operating units of Opus Corp., filed for Chapter [...] Arizona Republic: “The arguing over the silencing of church bells grew louder in two Phoenix courtrooms on Monday. The legal conflict centers on a church in north Phoenix. In 2008, it started to ring its bells 13 times a day, seven days a week, to the annoyance of its neighbors. In May 2009 [...] Arizona Republic: “Two taxi firms and a cabdrivers group want the Arizona Court of Appeals to block Phoenix from awarding a Sky Harbor taxi contract. The contract, which takes effect Monday, gives three firms – Visum Transportation, Apache Taxi and AAA Cab Service – exclusive rights to pick up passengers at Phoenix Sky [...] Arizona Republic: “Jennifer Parks opened her Pizza Fusion franchise in east Mesa with the intent of offering pizzas made with organic and natural ingredients and delivered in hybrid cars. Even her building was made from eco-friendly material. In fact, it became the first Arizona restaurant to win silver certification for Leadership in Energy and Environmental [...] |
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