Johnson v. SUPERIOR COURT, PIMA COUNTY

I concur in the trial court’s determination that timely and proper notice to the public entity satisfies the requirements of the new claims statute, A.R.S. § 12-821(A).

The previous state claims statute was intended to give the state notice and an opportunity to investigate its liability, to explore the possibility of settlement, and to assist in the budgeting process. State v. Brooks, 23 Ariz.App. 463, 534 P.2d 271 (1975). Those purposes are implicit in the current statute. In addition to the notice, settlement and fiscal considerations implicit in the statute, the legislature expressly…