Attorney Frank M Fox's Legal Cases

Commercial real estate

United Mortgage v. Arizona Mortgage

Jan 01, 2000

OUTCOME: Defense Verdict

Represented former United Mortgage employees and their mortgage company in a matter involving numerous business tort claims asserted by United Mortgage and its principals after our clients formed a com ... peting mortgage company. After three weeks of trial, trial court granted defendants' directed verdict motion on all counts of plaintiffs' complaint. Directed verdict upheld by Court of Appeals, and Arizona Supreme Court denied review. Successfully recovered defendants' attorneys' fees from plaintiffs in excess of $350,000.

Insurance

Schrader v. State Farm

Jan 01, 1997

OUTCOME: Defense Verdict

First Part Bad Faith case. Arbitration award was greater than policy limits. Plaintiff alleged that Company acted in bad faith for failing to settle prior to Arbitration

Insurance

Zilisch v. State Farm

Jan 01, 1996

OUTCOME: Verdict for Plaintiff

Found for Plaintiff in an amount less than offered prior to trial. First party bad faith. Plaintiff alleged Defendant unreasonably delayed the processing of her claim and made only a low-ball offer, f ... orcing Plaintiff to go through the expense of an Arbitration

Personal injury

Warfel v. Chaney

Jan 01, 1986

OUTCOME: Verdict for Plaintiff

First case in Arizona where a Judge allowed evidence of Plaintiff's failure to wear a helmet. Defendant admitted negligence and offered $50,000 before trial. The jury awarded $25,000 in the first trial ... and after the helmet defense was eliminated on appeal, the jury in the second trial awarded $40,000.

Commercial real estate

Pasco v. Mobil Oil

N/A

OUTCOME: Defense Verdict

Defense verdict on appeal. Nine month trial. Plaintiff, a Colorado Corporation alleged it was induced by Defendants to come to Arizona to create and restore a market for polystyrene products. Plaintif ... fs made an antitrust claim on the grounds that Defendants had a vested interest in selling virgin polystyrene, as oppose to recycled polystyrene and that, when Defendants discovered it was no longer beneficial to their vested interest, they canceled Plaintiff's contractor. Furthermore, Plaintiffs alleged breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and tortuous interference with a contract/business relation.

Wrongful death

Stone v. Lambeth

N/A

OUTCOME: Defense Verdict

Defense verdict in favor of client. This was a wrongful death claim for failure to yield the right of way.

Wrongful death

Faja v. Palatzky

N/A

OUTCOME: Verdict for Plaintiff

Awarded Plaintiff's less than the Offer of Judgment. Wrongful death and personal injury clams. The wrongful death claim settled prior to trial on the remaining claims. Defendant argued Plaintiff driver ... 's negligence and Plaintiffs' failure to wear a seat belt. A jury found in favor of the Plaintiff, finding Plaintiff 50% at fault, and finding both Plaintiffs at fault for failure to war their seat belts.

Personal injury

Roanhorse v. Bever

N/A

OUTCOME: Defense Verdict

Defense verdict in favor of client. Mr. Roanhorse was a pedestrian who was hit crossing the street. As a result of the accident, Mr. Roanhorse is a paraplegic. Defense argued that he failed to cross ... at the cross walk and had been drinking at the time of the accident.

Insurance

Keller v. State Farm

N/A

OUTCOME: Defense Verdict

Defense verdict. First party bad faith case. Plaintiff alleged the insurance company improperly denied coverage for payment of medical bills.

Frank M Fox's Legal Cases (9)

United Mortgage v. Arizona Mortgage

Schrader v. State Farm

Zilisch v. State Farm

Warfel v. Chaney

Pasco v. Mobil Oil

Stone v. Lambeth

Faja v. Palatzky

Roanhorse v. Bever

Keller v. State Farm