Matter of Guardianship/Conservatorship of Denton

How courts have described this case

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• holding that under APSA, representatives of vulnerable adult abuse victims “may recover damages for the pain and suffering endured by the victims, notwithstanding death of the victim”
• holding that under APSA, representatives of vulnerable adult abuse victims “may recover damages for the pain and suffering endured by the victims, notwithstanding death of the victim”
• holding representative of victim of elder abuse may recover damages for victim’s pain and suffering notwithstanding death of victim
• explaining that under rules of statutory construction, newer, specific statutes govern older, general statutes
• accepting special action jurisdiction as the issue was “one of first impression in Arizona”; had “statewide significance,” affecting more than just the parties involved; and was “purely a question of law”
• even when two statutes arguably conflict, generally the more recent, specific statute governs over the older, more general statute

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).