Second-hand asbestos exposure not actionable in Arizona, court rules; Evan Bolick, Rose Law Group litigation attorney, comments

By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services via Arizona Capitol Times Arizona companies have no duty to protect family members from exposure to toxic materials their employees bring home on their work clothes, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. In the first ruling of its kind in Arizona, the judges rejected the contention of survivors of Ernest Quiroz that …

Big-box stores battle local governments over property taxes; value of property a challenge for assessors, says Rose Law Group litigator Evan Bolick

The retailers are deploying a ‘dark store’ strategy that’s hurting cities and counties around the country. By Liz Farmer | Governing On Michigan’s sparsely populated Upper Peninsula, big-box stores are a modern necessity. Where towns are spaced far apart and winters are long, one-stop shopping to load up on supplies adds a crucial convenience to what can be — at …

Valley businesses question nonprofit’s ADA lawsuit ‘scheme,’ lawsuits will continue, says Adam Martinez, Chair of Rose Law Group real estate litigation department who is handling many ADA defense suits

By Steven Totten | Phoenix Business Journal The recent controversy surrounding Valley businesses, a recently formed nonprofit and a number of lawsuits is seeing no signs of slowing. Several businesses in metro Phoenix — including mom-and-pop shops, Paradise Valley Mall and CVS Pharmacy — have found lawsuit notices in their mailboxes from Advocates for Individuals with Disabilities, a recently formed …

Americans with Disabilities Act wheelchair compliance in an aging nation

By Jonathan Udell | Law Clerk at Rose Law Group Just as Arizona found itself awash in a wave of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance lawsuits, the U.S. Census Bureau released some sobering news. The number of people in wheelchairs is poised to grow, and quickly. By 2020, for the first time ever, there will be more people 65-years …

Rose Law Group litigator, Evan Bolick gives six possible outcomes while analyzing Second Amendment rights in a post-Obama court

By Evan Bolick | Rose Law Group litigation attorney The United States Supreme Court has been guided primarily by a conservative majority for the past few decades (if not longer). Even the so-called “swing vote” justices that provide the deciding fifth vote in most cases – most recently Anthony Kennedy and Sandra Day O’Connor – voted with the staunchly conservative …

What business owners need to know about American Disabilities Act compliance

  By Jonathan Udell | Law Clerk at Rose Law Group Last March, news broke that a lawyer in the Phoenix area planned to file thousands of American Disabilities Act parking lawsuits. That’s right: thousands. Sure enough, over the past 10 days, a law firm in Phoenix has brought over 200 ADA parking claims against Arizona businesses. The deluge of ADA …

Rose Law Group Litigator, Sam Doncaster dissects the recent State Court of Appeals case restricting zoning variances

By Samuel Doncaster | Rose Law Group pc At a competitor’s request, the Arizona Court of Appeals reversed a Board of Adjustment decision permitting an owner to close a strip club and replace it with a retail business. The court did this based on a self-inflicted wound theory. It faulted a property owner for selecting the property for use as …