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Judge denies request to seal courtroom in Gucci abuse case

A Los Angeles judge elected not to close his courtroom for portions of an upcoming trial in a case alleging the coverup of child sexual abuse within the Gucci family.


Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Rocket Lab to expand U.S. semiconductor production with federal support

Rocket Lab Corporation said Monday it will expand U.S. semiconductor manufacturing capacity with support from a $23.9 million award through the Department of Commerce.

Friday, August 22, 2025

Kinective acquires ESQ Data Solutions to expand banking operations platform

Kinective, a provider of banking operations platforms, said Tuesday it has acquired ESQ Data Solutions, a company that supplies enterprise-grade ATM and self-service device management technology.


Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Should home sellers disclose neighbor’s cat colony?

We are planning to sell our home in the next few months. Will we have to disclose the presence of the cats to potential buyers?

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Who can answer questions about property disclosure form?

Why is Arizona brokerage practice different?

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

What to know about ‘equity skimming’ in real estate

My parents were cheated out of at least $135,000. Is there anything that we can do now, or is it too late?


Monday, August 25, 2025

Judge allows Masimo suit over claimed shareholder collusion scheme

A federal judge in Santa Ana upheld Masimo Corporation’s “empty voting” conspiracy lawsuit, finding the company sufficiently alleged its founder and investors secretly colluded to sway a board election.

Monday, August 25, 2025

National class sought against Live Nation and Ticketmaster ‘monopoly’

Consumer plaintiffs accusing Live Nation and Ticketmaster of monopolizing the concert ticketing market moved this week to certify a nationwide class of millions of ticket buyers.

Friday, August 22, 2025

Google settles data privacy suit over children’s YouTube tracking

Seven months after most of the plaintiffs’ claims were dismissed, Google LLC and YouTube LLC agreed to pay $30 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged the personal data of up to 35 million children under 13 was collected to direct “behavioral advertising” toward them from 2013 to 2020. The companies denied wrongdoing.


Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Senator Bolick calls for renewed focus on school safety reporting requirements following deadly Maryvale High School stabbing

Senator Shawnna Bolick is extending her heartfelt condolences to the family and classmates of the 16-year-old student who died after being brutally stabbed by a fellow student at Maryvale High School on Tuesday.

Monday, August 25, 2025

Final family court hearing to feature public testimony, involvement of the Department of Child Safety

Committee Chairman Mark Finchem is inviting parents negatively impacted by the Arizona family court system to join him at the Arizona Senate on Wednesday, August 27, at 9 a.m. to share personal testimony during the final Joint Legislative Ad Hoc Committee on Family Court Orders.

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Governor signs correctional oversight office into law, but leaves it unfunded and nonfunctional

Governor Katie Hobbs is creating the illusion of oversight without real action by signing legislation Wednesday establishing Arizona’s new Independent Correctional Oversight Office, yet she is refusing to allocate a single dollar to make the office operational.


Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Best Lawyers in America® 2026 recognizes 57 Gallagher & Kennedy attorneys, two named “Lawyer Of The Year”

Gallagher & Kennedy is pleased to announce that 57 of its attorneys across 49 practice areas have been selected for inclusion in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers In America® and Ones To Watch®.

Friday, August 22, 2025

Dynamic Wealth Advisors named fastest-growing RIA in Arizona

Dynamic Wealth Advisors, the Registered Investment Advisor arm of Dynamic Advisor Solutions, has been named to Citywire RIA’s “50 Growers Across America 2025” list as the fastest-growing RIA in Arizona.

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Kiersten Murphy returns to Gallagher & Kennedy, adding to the firm’s respected litigation practice

Gallagher & Kennedy is thrilled to announce the return of shareholder Kiersten A. Murphy to its litigation and public bidding and procurement practices. Kiersten originally joined the firm in 2004 after a post-law school judicial clerkship and returns after 10 years operating her own firm.


Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Food City celebrates hatch chile season with annual recipe contest
Submit your favorite Hatch chile recipe for a chance to win up to $500 in prizes

Trump fixed NATO. He can fix drug prices the same way.

Piper Trust awards $6 Million to Arizona colleges and universities

Friday, August 22, 2025

Mesa Chamber Events

Celebrate the Grand Opening of MedVet Phoenix

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Arizona Department of Gaming continues enforcement against unlicensed and unregulated gaming operators

Monday, August 18, 2025

CASA of Arizona celebrates 40 years of statewide advocacy

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Risas Dental to offer free care during Labor Day event

A Medicare reform could save lives and dollars -- But only with this tweak

‘The right not to be coerced’: Push to restore old team names reopens wounds for Native communities

Friday, August 1, 2025

Yavapai-Apache Nation Receives $800,000 Grant for Housing Project

SCALE Roadshow is Coming to Mesa to Empower East Valley Entrepreneurs

Calendar of Events

Congress may soon pass a major bill that’s based on a lie

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Cuts in federal funding could slow efforts to end HIV in Arizona

Make Agriculture Great Again Trade Wins: President Trump secures greater ag market access to Australia for American beef

US-made electronics still found in Russian warplanes linked to alleged war crimes in Ukraine, despite 3 years of sanctions and export controls

Monday, July 28, 2025

9th Circuit chief decries attacks on judiciary: ‘A dangerous inflection point’

Friday, July 25, 2025

Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego’s remarks on transgender athletes spark backlash from LGBTQ+ community

Native groups denounce Trump over threat to block Commanders stadium

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

US Reps. Ciscomani and Schweikert face well-funded Democrats in toss-up districts that could be key in 2026 midterms

Northern Arizona wildfires hurt tourism economy of Grand Canyon area

Monday, July 21, 2025

‘Had to save this man’s life’: Social Spin, a Valley homeless outreach program, trains clients to treat opioid overdoses

Friday, July 18, 2025

Federal voucher plan in Trump megabill is big win for school choice, but critics see costly handout and threat to public education

No, China doesn’t own vast swaths of Arizona near the Yuma Proving Ground despite map shown by Trump aides

SCALE Roadshow heads to Buckeye, AZ to Empower west valley entrepreneurs

ADEQ announces $1 million recycling grant program for FY2026

USDA launches new food safety plan, opens midwestern laboratory

Monday, July 14, 2025

Senate Health & Human Services Committee announces
special hearing on Medicaid fraud in Arizona

A mother’s plea: The urgent need for productive conversations about gun violence

Friday, July 11, 2025

Trump Administration announces expedited congressionally mandated disaster assistance for farmers

Summer support for APS customers

International pricing puts people with chronic diseases at risk

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Trump megabill’s immigration provisions could add $1 trillion to federal debt

Monday, July 7, 2025

Senate version of GOP megabill would revive fund for uranium workers

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Big Auto accident attorneys gives away $20,000 worth of free Uber rides this fourth of July

Arizona highways: Numbers of wrong-way drivers and crashes decrease

NFPA warns of electrical hazards in water ahead of July 4 holiday

Democrats should dismantle this “legal” drug cartel

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

With his new prescription drug order, Trump fixes what Biden broke

Monday, June 23, 2025

Cardinals to host inaugural mental health awareness game

Color Me Mine opens new studio at Arizona Boardwalk in Scottsdale

Stay cool this summer with free concerts at Chandler Center for the Arts

Rekindling the fire: Native ‘Wiping of Tears’ ceremony in Phoenix sparks collective healing

Rekindling the fire: Native ‘Wiping of Tears’ ceremony in Phoenix sparks collective healing

NFL, NBA, and MLB stars hit the court for charity at the “Pickle for Good” pickleball tournament

Friday, June 20, 2025

ICE arrests at Los Angeles churches stoke fear in Arizona that migrant raids at houses of worship are ramping up

After Trump administration cuts foreign aid, Panama grapples with the global impacts on its most vulnerable

Arizona’s military museums preserve history, drive tourism

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Arizona Senate Republicans condemn assassination, political violence in Minnesota

Boxing legend Mike Tyson teams up with Arizona leaders, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley to champion youth fitness

The Salvation Army to open 11 heat relief stations for the valley’s first extreme heat warning of 2025

US dietary guidelines have made us ill -- let’s change them already

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Fourth Maricopa County Poultry Facility Confirms Avian Influenza Case

Safety remains a priority for Arizona public universities

Monday, June 9, 2025

Thriving and vibing: Esports flourish five years after pandemic, but industry still faces unique challenges

Attorneys find Girardi’s sentence brings closure, perhaps not accountability

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Secretary Rollins leads trade delegation to Italy

Don’t stack the deck against small inventors

Let them eat scorpions: The legal and moral problems with gamifying citizenship

Monday, June 2, 2025

Should federal judges be held accountable for misconduct at home?

What’s a fair price for a drug that’s never developed?

Friday, May 30, 2025

Under Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill,’ Arizona could recoup $196M

June is PTSD awareness month

“Most Favored Nation” pricing doesn’t actually put America first

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Avian Influenza Detection

Secretary Rollins applauds President Trump’s leadership to Make America Healthy Again

Genrose Insurance and Make-A-Wish® Arizona receive $10,000 through Liberty Mutual® and Safeco Insurance® 2025 Make More Happen™ Awards

Friday, May 23, 2025

Redefining workspaces: Law firms’ success in hybrid work environments

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

2 agriculture-to-urban programs explore conserving groundwater in Arizona by retiring farmland

Military mom turns personal loss into mission to help Arizona service members

America cannot rewrite birthright

Monday, May 19, 2025

Photo by Owen Alfonso/Cronkite Borderlands Project

Friday, May 16, 2025

Arizona Housing Coalition announces 2025 annual award recipients

AFC commends progress on Federal School Choice, looks forward to further steps

ASBA launches statewide SCALE program to empower Arizona entrepreneurs

The next cancer breakthrough? Some lawmakers want to ban it.

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Secretary Rollins leads trade delegation to United Kingdom

Arizona agencies call for volunteers during National Foster Care Month

NIL in high school? Arizona’s next-gen athletes balance books and brands in a new era of sports

Next steps remain unclear for deported migrants in Panama City

Monday, May 12, 2025

What is an IRA? Everything you need to know

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Army control of U.S.-Mexico border buffer zone may funnel migrants to
62-mile stretch of tribal land in Arizona

Secretary Rollins applauds EPA’s decision to allow summer sale of E-15 nationwide

Agriculture Secretary Rollins enforces border policies, secures aid for farmers in first 100 days

National fallen firefighters memorial weekend will honor and remember 140 firefighters

The Source

Monday, April 28, 2025

Being tough on crime includes addressing child abuse

Congress can fix America’s broken patent system with this one reform

America can’t afford to play favorites in the quest for energy independence

Friday, April 25, 2025

Arizona’s Apache Generating Station is one of 66 coal plants to get EPA exemption from Biden-era toxic air pollution caps

USDA reasserts SNAP work requirements, limits waiver use

APS proposes one-time bill credit on may 2025 bills

Grocery chain celebrates the 10th anniversary of its popular donut contest with a “Blast from the Past” theme that revisits previous contest themes

AZHCC to host 71st Annual Black & White Ball honoring business leaders

High suicide rates in ‘tough guy’ construction trade prompt industry to start talking

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Do the El Salvador deportations leave due process in the dust?

‘A war of truth vs. lies’: Abe family lived consequences of Alien Enemies Act – now they’re watching it again

Protecting the bald eagle: Arizona Game and Fish climbs cliffs to count, band and measure spring hatchlings

Trump has left Strategic Petroleum Reserve nearly half-empty, despite dip in oil prices

Friday, April 18, 2025

Is Arizona’s lack of measles cases a fluke, given its low vaccination rate?

$5M Gift to Fund Scholarships for Students at New ASU Medical School

Trucks with uranium cross Navajo Nation, reviving long-standing fears

‘We should not write unlimited checks’: Mayor Kate Gallego criticizes bill to reallocate taxes to Chase Field renovations

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Federal funding cut halts Arizona public health projects

FEMA updates flood maps in Cochise County

Sedona named among USA Today’s “10 Best Small Towns in the West”

Monday, April 14, 2025

Arizona museums, libraries could lose $3.8M in grants from federal cuts

ASU Powwow bridges generations amid threats of Indigenous cultural erasure

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

NOAA cuts could hamper forecasts, raising extreme weather risks

New Phoenix mural raises HIV/AIDS awareness

Deportation by executive fiat: Trump’s dangerous overreach of power

Monday, April 7, 2025

Arizona battles rising wildfire threat as state grows hotter, drier

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Arizona Tribal Gaming Contributions Reach $30.8 Million in Q3

Eviction only allowed after five business days

College athletes push for more conversations about mental health, but are coaches listening?

Monday, March 24, 2025

Behind the scenes: Arizona Diamondbacks preview Chase Field upgrades, new food items for 2025 season

3 UBS advisors in Arizona recognized on Forbes Best-In-State List

Friday, March 21, 2025

Uncertainty looms for those who depend on Medicaid in Arizona

Goodyear, Glendale to hold all-mail election on May 20, 2025

LPGA Ford Championship set to celebrate golf, community and culture in Gila River Indian Community

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Trump justifies trade war with Canada by citing fentanyl smuggling – but nearly all comes from Mexico

Monday, March 17, 2025

Why are we letting a California union push Arizona jobs out the door? It's time to take back our ballot.

Friday, March 14, 2025

Arizona's public health feels the weight of federal orders

IRS highlights free tax filing options for 2025

Arizona Senate Committee seeks federal assistance on fire insurance crisis

Federal science grants worth $812M could be caught in Trump's DEI dragnet at Arizona universities, including research on wildfires

Taxpayers urged to claim over $1 billion in refunds before april 15 deadline

Friday, March 7, 2025

Mayors push for local control over short-term rentals in northern Arizona

Change Labs offers Navajo entrepreneurs tools for business success

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Trump's upcoming address to Congress: Arizona Democrats denounce 'havoc' and Republicans aren't sure what to expect

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

E pluribus unum

CLE Calendar
August 28
Long-Term Care Insurance: Claims and Litigation Tactics - Long-term care insurance (LTCI) policies are often difficult to navigate, leaving policyholders and their families facing unclear processes, denied claims, and protracted appeals.

Erin Ronstadt and Kyle Shelton from Sandstone Law Group will walk you through the anatomy of an LTCI policy, the claims and appeals process, and common litigation issues that arise when coverage is denied.
This program is particularly relevant for elder law practitioners and those working with aging populations.

Erin and Kyle will spotlight critical issues such as statutory obligations, HIPAA considerations, interpreting policy language, and identifying potential signs of insurer bad faith. Whether you’re advising clients during the claims process or litigating denied benefits, this program will offer practical insights into managing and resolving challenges in the long-term care insurance landscape.