This is the “script” from an October 2020 presentation on the important case law developments in Arizona in the last decade. The presentation was to construction lawyers. 1. In the Arizona Legislative Session of 2010, [...]

The Arizona Supreme Court’s Sirrah decision is likely to bring a new volume of cases before arbitrators and change the dynamics of arbitrable construction defect cases. In early August, our Supreme Court upended a [...]

In a busy year for construction law decisions, a recap of 2016 case law and legislative actions. Reported Court Opinions Awarding of Attorney’s Fees. In City of Phoenix v. Glenayre Electronics, Inc., the City of Phoenix [...]

An update on recent developments in Arizona case law related to ADR, particularly arbitration and mediation. 1. Introduction The purpose of this article is to briefly bring you up to date on recent developments in Arizona [...]

A cautionary note – we spend too much time trying to make sense out of arbitration agreements precisely because litigants spend too little time in drafting them. Read More [...]

An update of David Tierney’s September 2010 article, “Arbitration in Arizona: Changes Are Coming” I. ANCIENT HISTORY In 1962, just before the Vietnam War began to escalate, the State of Arizona (which was [...]

The latest revision of the form documents (released in December 2007) has altered a few of the numbers in the numbering system by which we all used to refer to the AIA form documents Since 1888, thus for 120 years, The [...]

A discussion of the Arizona statute that went into effect August 2002 Here is a brief summary of the construction defect litigation statute. The statute was effective as of August 23, 2002, and was modified slightly in April [...]

The new definition of “completion,” plus calendaring, filing suits on liens, suits on stop orders The following information is reprinted with the permission of Lorman Educational Services As we start this morning, [...]