Legal Opinion

Bowen Productions, Inc. v. French

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided January 24, 2013No. 1 CA-SA 12-0220PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SWANN, Judge.

¶ 1 This special action asks whether a notice of nonparty at fault that lacks substantial factual allegations is nonetheless valid when the defendant’s disclosure statements reveal the basis for the nonparty’s putative fault. Here, the superior court struck such a notice without taking into account the content of a previously served expert disclosure. We hold that when a notice specifically identifies a nonparty at fault, and timely disclosures explain the factual basis for the allegation of fault, the documents must be read together and the notice may therefore be…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. State v. ChappleArizona Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Flagstaff Affordable Housing Ltd. Partnership v. Design Alliance, Inc.Arizona Supreme Court · 2010
  3. Vo v. Superior CourtCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1992
  4. Green v. NygaardCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2006
  5. Rosner v. Denim & Diamonds, Inc.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1996

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  5. State v. Hon. mahoney/ragsdaleCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2019

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