Arizona News

A state legislator wants to impose some new requirements on judges and attorneys in his bid to cut down on medical malpractice lawsuits.

Arizona lawmakers last year were debating a law laying out guidelines for an up-and-coming technology: self-driving vehicles. Then they got to a question they couldn't steer around: Who is to blame if a driverless car gets in a wreck?

Proposition 115, judicial selection, was referred to the Nov. 6 ballot by the Legislature. The proposal would change the way the Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) is appointed, giving the governor more power over who is selected.

Arizona’s “merit selection” system for choosing some judges is neither as good as supporters claim nor as bad as critics depict. Similarly, the modest changes in the system Proposition 115 would make hardly justify the hyperventilating of its opponents.

Representative Karen Fann and Speaker of the House Andy Tobin were honored to be recognized tonight at the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Arizona Manufacturer's Council.

Greenberg Traurig and Quarles & Brady have agreed to fork over a combined $87.5 million to resolve claims that they failed to put the brakes on a $900 million Ponzi scheme carried out by two mortgage-industry clients.

The sponsor of legislation that would require asbestos bankruptcy trusts to provide more information on claims amended his bill Wednesday, while changes proposed by Democrats were rejected.

A lawsuit filed by public interest law firms on behalf of homeowners tries to block Arizona from using part of a foreclosure settlement to help balance the next state budget.

The Arizona Legislature is considering a tort-reform measure that supporters say could make the state more attractive to manufacturers and opponents say will protect companies whose products hurt or kill.

In a key victory for the medical community, the Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled that doctors and hospitals facing malpractice charges do not have the same limits on the kind of information they may present in expert testimony that their accusers face.