Court Revives Client's Consumer Claim Against Law Firm for Letting Associate Handle Case
"Not all case-staffing decisions are commercial in nature; the nuances of assigning work to associates and paralegals within a firm is a matter of legal discretion," the court wrote. "However, when a law firm makes factual representations about case staffing in order to obtain a client, as is alleged here, that is commercial conduct."
Arizona Supreme Court Says Divorced Couple Must Split $4.2M in Personal Injury Settlement Proceeds
"No party argues that the agreement is not a valid contract," stated Justice William G. Montgomery, in his written opinion for the court. "But the contract is between husband and wife as a couple and the settling defendants in a personal injury lawsuit. Nowhere does the agreement state that husband and wife have agreed to distribute their property between each other in a particular way."