Jones Skelton & Hochuli Expands Construction Litigation Team with the Addition of John Gregory
As one of the fastest-growing areas in the country, Arizona has shown a noticeable increase in commercial and residential construction litigation over the past few years. Jones, Skelton & [...]
Plaintiff’s Sues Medicis for Consumer Fraud, Product Liability, and Punitive Damages
Watts v. Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation Arizona Court of Appeals, January 29, 2015 Plaintiff’s doctor prescribed Solodyn, manufactured and distributed by Medicis, for her chronic acne. Plaintiff used the medicine [...]
Rudolfo Brothers Plastering, Inc. claimed that Everest Indemnity Insurance Company acted in bad faith by entering into a settlement agreement that exhausted the liability coverage of an Owner Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP) policy to Rudolfo’s detriment.
Everest Indemnity Insurance Company v. Rea Arizona Court of Appeals January 15, 2015 Rudolfo Brothers Plastering, Inc. claimed that Everest Indemnity Insurance Company acted in bad faith by entering [...]
Jones, Skelton & Hochuli Provides Scholarship to Diversity Legal Writing Program Participant
The Diversity Legal Writing Program provides second-year law students at Arizona State University with practical clerking experience in private law firms within Maricopa County. As a participant in the [...]
A tortfeasor’s insurance company does not satisfy a properly perfected medical lien simply by including the medical provider as a joint payee on a settlement check.
Midtown Medical Group, Inc. v. Farmers Insurance Group Arizona Court of Appeals, July 15, 2014 A tortfeasor’s insurance company does not satisfy a properly perfected medical lien simply by [...]
The Arizona Supreme Court today issued a decision addressing whether a warrant authorizing the search of a home allowed police to search a purse belonging to a person not named in the warrant.
State of Arizona v. Gilstrap Supreme Court of the State of Arizona, August 20, 2014 The Arizona Supreme Court today issued a decision addressing whether a warrant authorizing the [...]
Regulatory Statutes and Civil Liability: Do they really go hand-in-hand?
Written By: Blake DeLong There’s nothing surprising about a claimant who targets multiple businesses – with seemingly broad, flimsy claims – in a civil lawsuit. An injury occurs, and [...]
Don Myles Selected as a Member of the ADTA
The Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (ADTA) has recently selected Don Myles for membership to their organization.
Don Myles has been a Partner with Jones, Skelton & Hochuli since 1987, and concentrates his practice on insurance coverage, bad faith and professional liability. He is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in Arizona as well as the Ninth and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeal, and the United States Supreme Court.
Myles is the past President of the Arizona Association of Defense Counsel (AADC) and the USLAW Network. He is currently Senior Vice President for the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC).
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The mission of the ADTA is to select as members the best defense trial attorney in each community, to promote quality networking and referral opportunities, and to provide outstanding educational programs which improve the trial skills of its members while maintaining a balance of activities for family participation.
Phillip Stanfield Selected for ABOTA
Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, PLC is pleased to announce Phillip Stanfield’s selection to the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). Stanfield is the ninth lawyer from JSH to receive this distinction.
Mr. Stanfield joined Jones, Skelton & Hochuli in 1987, and has been a Partner since 2003. His practice is almost exclusively devoted to the defense of transportation clients.
The general purposes of the American Board of Trial Advocates is to foster improvement in the ethical and technical standards of practice in the field of advocacy to the end that individual litigants may receive more effective representation and the general public be benefited by more efficient administration of justice consistent with time-tested and traditional principles of litigation.
In Determining Attorneys’ Fees After Appeal Of Arbitration Award, Court Compares Award To Judgement Before Any Rule 68 Deduction
Bradshaw v. Jasso-Barajas Ct. Appeals, Div. One, January 8, 2013 Authored by the JSH Appellate Team This case arose from a car accident. Defendant served plaintiff with a $9,501 [...]