Clean Elections Institute, Inc. v. Brewer
N/AOUTCOME: Obtained ruling that ballot proposition violated "separate amendment" rule of Arizona Constitution. 99 P.3d 570 (Ariz. 2004)
Phoenix, AZ
Government Lawyer at Phoenix, AZ
Practice Areas: Government, Antitrust & Trade Law ... +2 more
OUTCOME: Obtained ruling that ballot proposition violated "separate amendment" rule of Arizona Constitution. 99 P.3d 570 (Ariz. 2004)
OUTCOME: The Ninth Circuit affirmed the trial court's grant of summary judgment for the defendants on laches and statute of limitations grounds. 172 Fed. Appx. 772 (9th Cir. 2006)
Trial and appellate counsel for defendants. The case involved alleged Lanham Act violations with respect to advertising of dietary supplements.
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Representation of two hospital systems in Department of Justice investigation of alleged Sherman Act Section 1 violations by joint purchasing arrangement among Arizona hospitals for procurement of temp ... orary nursing services.
OUTCOME: Case settled.
Wrongful termination claim.
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Defense of two hospitals against Sherman Act Section 1 claim arising out of the hospital's participation in a joint purchasing arrangement with other Arizona hospitals to purchase temporary nursing ser ... vices.
OUTCOME: Judgment of dismissal.
Defense of Intervenor-Defendant, Covance Laboratories, Inc., in challenge by Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine to the City of Chandler's approval of Covance's plans to build a large animal ... testing facility based on alleged violations of zoning and open meetings laws.
OUTCOME: Case pending
Trial counsel for defendant hospitals in alleged price-fixing class action, and lead counsel for defendants in opposing interlocutory appeal from partial denial of class certification. No. CV 07-01292- ... SRB (D. Ariz.) and No. 09-901-42 (9th Cir.)
OUTCOME: Obtained ruling affirming that the initiative satisfied the "separate amendment rule" of the Arizona Constitution.
Represented "Conserving Arizona's Future," a political committee supporting a trust land reform initiative to amend the Arizona Constitution. No. CV-06-0267-AL/EL (Ariz. 2006)
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Appellate counsel for Governor Napolitano. The State Supreme Court held that the Governor's use of line-item veto authority violated the Arizona Constitution. 143 P.3d 1023 (2006)
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Challenge to Arizona Legislative Council description of initiative proposing constitutional amendment.