The Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (the “PPPFA”), signed into law on June 5, 2020, dramatically alters critical elements of forgiveness of PPP loans. Key changes in the proposed new legislation include: Tripling the “covered period” from 8 weeks to… Read More
Arizona Court of Appeals recently held, in Harris v. Banner, that Banner University Medical Center is not allowed to use a University Employee’s state immunity to defeat a vicarious liability claim. Harris involved a failure to serve a notice of… Read More
In a Chapter 12 bankruptcy, the Bankruptcy Court protected the ability of a farmer to receive crop subsidies from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) even if the farmer’s loan is in default. Outside of bankruptcy, the USDA had the… Read More
On May 15, 2020, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) announced the loan forgiveness application associated with the Payroll Protection Program (“PPP”) loan allowing small businesses to apply for loan forgiveness if it received a PPP loan. The application requires… Read More
One of the most important things to do in a personal injury case is to keep the case moving forward. With the emergence of Covid-19 this has become even more difficult. In the approximately three months since Covid-19 there has… Read More
The recent Paycheck Protection Program provides loans that can help your business survive the pandemic. If you are interested in how to maximize forgiveness of the funds or determining if you certified appropriately the “current economic uncertainty makes this loan… Read More
Interest rates are lower than they have been for some time, which presents estate planning opportunities, whether you have existing plans or are just beginning the planning process. Perhaps you have loaned money to your child so she could invest… Read More
After 30 years of practicing law, I served as Mayor of Tucson for eight years. In that time I had many opportunities to use the skills I had learned as an attorney to act as a Mediator to solve what… Read More
With the recent death of Kobe Bryant, world renown sports star, the Byrant family and the world mourned a terrible loss. And in Kobe’s own family, after the shock of the death, funeral, and then review of his estate, it… Read More
Almost all lawsuits have a period within which they must be brought known as a statute of limitations. In Arizona, the statute of limitations for most issues regarding personal injury or negligence is two years and six years for contract… Read More