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· 5/19/1994

City of Cottonwood v. James L. Fann Contracting, Inc.

Citations

  • 877 P.2d 284
  • 179 Ariz. 185
  • 165 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 25
  • 1994 Ariz. App. LEXIS 108

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that waiver of arbitration “requires not only a failure to adhere to time constraints in the arbitration agreement but also prejudice to the other party”
  • holding the trial court is in a better position to determine when a claim is intertwined with one for which fees are not awardable and the appellate court will affirm if there is a reasonable basis for the award
  • affirming award under § 12-341.01 of fees \associated with the judicial proceedings to defeat the motion for stay [of arbitration]\
  • trial court in best position to determine whether litigation on successful and unsuccessful claims so intertwined as to render fees for both compensable
  • trial court in best position to determine whether litigation on successful and unsuccessful claims so intertwined as to render fees for both compensable
  • “The [superior] court has discretion to determine . . . where a successful claim is intertwined with one for which fees are not awardable.”

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Judges: Gerber, Claborne, McGregor

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