Saenz v. State Fund Workers' Compensation Insurance

OPINION

RYAN, Judge.

Joe Saenz (“Saenz”) appeals from the trial court’s entry of summary judgment in favor *473of the Arizona State Compensation Fund (“the Fund”) on Saenz’s claims for bad faith, breach of contract, and punitive damages. Saenz claimed that the Fund acted in bad faith and breached the parties’ settlement agreement when it transmitted a portion of the settlement amount to the clerk of the superior court under an order of assignment. We hold that in complying with the order of assignment, the Fund was not required to wait thirty-one days before transmitting the funds and was in fact…