PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) – A company sort-of associated with a former body parts dealer now serving a nine-year prison sentence has won a key court victory against family members who tried to pin blame on it.
Platinum Medical had judgment for it and owners Charles and Amy Oddo affirmed on April 29 by the Arizona Court of Appeals, which ruled against 14 plaintiffs who charged them with negligence and vicarious liability for the actions of Arthur Rathburn.
Platinum offers medical education programs and procured cadavers from Biological Resource Center, which worked with individuals who wanted their bodies donated to science.
The owner of BRC became a 9% owner of Platinum in 2013 and had previously provided hundreds of bodies to Rathburn, who ran a scheme in which he misled more than 100 training courses about the conditions of the bodies. Some of them were infected with HIV and hepatitis.
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PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) – A woman who lost her son then asked for $10 million from the Arizona city of Peoria has lost her lawsuit because her lawyer did not give the City enough time to mull the offer.
The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled this month against Kizzen James and her lawyers at Ahwautukee Legal Office and AJ Law in the wrongful death lawsuit stemming from a fatal traffic accident.
James’ son Isaiah McGinnis was hit by a car in October 2018 while walking home from school and died.
James’ notice of claim to the City asked for a settlement of almost $10.1 million with the direction: “This compromise to settle is valid for thirty (30) days from the date of this letter.”
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Coconino County Deputy Attorney Brian Furuya Appointed to State Court Of Appeals
Governor Doug Ducey has appointed Coconino County deputy attorney Brian Furuya to fill a vacancy on the Arizona Court of Appeals. Ducey says Brian’s “broad experience in both public and private sectors, as well as his deep respect for the rule of law” were big reasons for his appointment. Furuya has served as deputy county attorney in the civil division of the county attorney’s office since January of 2016 and is a past president of both the State Bar of Arizona and Coconino County Bar Association. As a Deputy County Attorney, Furuya is responsible for a variety of areas from zoning and health code enforcement litigation to advising government agencies on matters of legal compliance. He has also successfully handled numerous civil appellate cases.