Legal Opinion
Dietz v. General Electric Co.
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided November 21, 1991No. CV-90-0435-CQPublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FELDMAN, Vice Chief Justice.
This question of law was certified to us by the Honorable William D. Browning, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. It arises from Arizona’s statutory abrogation of the doctrine of joint and several liability. We accepted certification because the issue is one of first impression and requires interpretation of Arizona’s version of the Uniform Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act (UCATA), A.R.S. §§ 12-2501 et seq.
We have jurisdiction under A.R.S. § 12-1861. The procedures for answering certified questions are specified in…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Boswell v. Phoenix Newspapers, Inc.Arizona Supreme Court · 1986
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3Cited by62 opinions
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