News & Events

November 1, 2017 – The Arizona Court of Appeals held last week in Turtle Rock III Homeowners Assoc. v. Fisher that homeowners associations (“HOAs”) must have a written, promulgated schedule of fines in order to impose them against members, and the HOA must be able to prove that the fines are reasonable. […]

October 25, 2017 – The Arizona Supreme Court made it clear in its opinion issued last week in the case of Rasor/Miller v. Northwest Hospital, LLC that a plaintiff risks an adverse ruling on a motion for summary judgment if its standard of care expert fails to meet credential and clinical experience […]

Effective August 9, Arizona has a new law requiring public schools to adopt policies that allow parents to opt their student out of the use of technology at school. In addition, education technology companies operating in Arizona, including internet sites, software as a service (SAAS) or mobile applications, may not […]

A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision may require changes to how local governments manage grant and other publicly funded programs if religious entities are excluded from participation. On June 26, 2017, the Court decided the case of Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer, Director, Missouri Department of Natural Resources. […]

July 11, 2017 – The Copyright Office now requires website operators (called “service providers”) to file the appointment of agent form online rather than by paper. All existing paper registrations will become invalid on December 31, 2017. If you registered an agent with the Copyright Office prior to December 1, […]

On July 1, 2017, the new law that requires Arizona employers provide employees with paid sick time goes into effect. Remember to post the employment posters provided by the Industrial Commission of Arizona. Earned Paid Sick Time 2017 (English) Earned Paid Sick Time 2017 (Spanish) For more information or questions about how […]

June 22, 2017 – On Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court rejected the McGill test established 15 years ago to determine if the Arizona Protective Services Act (“APSA”) applies to medical malpractice cases. In issuing its opinion in Delgado v Manor Care of Tucson AZ, LLC, et al., the court simplified the […]

On March 24, 2017, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed SB 1325, a bill intended to promote balance and increased accuracy in ads by law firms that include the results of periodic quality, compliance, and certification surveys of health care providers. All nursing care institutions, hospitals, and other similar facilities must […]

March 23, 2017 – The U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion on the FAPE standard on March 22, 2017. In Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District, the parents of a child with autism rejected the school district’s proposed IEP and unilaterally enrolled him in private school. They later […]

March 23, 2017 – Arizona employers should prepare now for two recent updates to paid sick leave and the minimum wage increase that will affect them and their Arizona employees beginning July 1, 2017. First, most employees statewide will begin accruing paid sick leave on July 1, 2017, after the […]