Legal Opinion
Smith v. Myers
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided December 29, 1994No. CV-92-0069-PRPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ZLAKET, Justice.
This case requires us to rule on the constitutionality of Arizona’s periodic payment statutes, A.R.S. §§ 12-581 to -594. 1 Plaintiffs (real parties in interest) filed a wrongful death action alleging medical malpractice. Defendants (petitioners) elected to have the ease tried under the statutes in question, which provide for the periodic payment of future economic losses. Plaintiffs objected, claiming there was “good cause” for not employing this method of compensation. See A.R.S. § 12-582. That objection was overruled.
Plaintiffs also raised constitutional challenges,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- American Bank & Trust Co. v. Community HospitalCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984
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