Legal Opinion

Hayes v. Continental Insurance

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided April 21, 1994No. CV-92-0199-PRPublishedCited by 261 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FELDMAN, Chief Justice.

This case turns on the interpretation of AR.S. § 23-930, a statute regulating bad faith claims asserted against workers’ compensation carriers. We granted review in this case, and in the companion cases of Doskocz v. Birmingham Fire Ins. Co., No. CV-92-0238-PR, and Ring v. State Compensation Fund, No. CV-92-0256-PR, to determine how AR.S. § 23-930 should be applied and whether it violates our constitution. These are questions of first impression and statewide importance. See Ariz.R.Civ.App.P. 23(c)(4). We have jurisdiction pursuant to Ariz. Const, art. 6, § 5(3),…

2Cases cited69 opinions

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3Cited by261 opinions

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