Cited by
Opinions in Arizona that cite Rawlings v. Apodaca, 726 P.2d 565.
- Twin City Fire Insurance v. Burke 63 P.3d 282 Ariz. 2003
- Twin City Fire Insurance v. Burke 63 P.3d 282 Ariz. 2003
- Medasys Acquisition Corp. v. SDMS, P.C. 55 P.3d 763 Ariz. 2002
- Medasys Acquisition Corp. v. SDMS, P.C. 55 P.3d 763 Ariz. 2002
- Beaudry v. Insurance Co. of the West 50 P.3d 836 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2002
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Beaudry v. Insurance Co. of the West
50 P.3d 836
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2002
-54 , -70 (1986) (citations omitted).
- Bike Fashion Corp. v. Kramer 46 P.3d 431 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2002
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Bike Fashion Corp. v. Kramer
46 P.3d 431
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2002
¶ 13 Arizona “law implies a covenant of good faith and fair dealing in every contract.” , see Enyart v. Transamerica Ins.
- Wells Fargo Bank v. Arizona Laborers, Teamsters & Cement Masons Local No. 395 Pension Trust Fund 38 P.3d 12 Ariz. 2002
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Wells Fargo Bank v. Arizona Laborers, Teamsters & Cement Masons Local No. 395 Pension Trust Fund
38 P.3d 12
Ariz. 2002
Co., , ( , see also Wagenseller v. Scottsdale Mem’l Hosp., , ).
- Wells Fargo Bank v. Az Laborers Ariz. 2002
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Wells Fargo Bank v. Az Laborers
Ariz. 2002
-33- Ariz. 71, ( P.2d 565 (1986)); see also Wagenseller v. Scottsdale Mem’l Hosp., ).
- Haralson v. Fisher Surveying, Inc. 31 P.3d 114 Ariz. 2001
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Haralson v. Fisher Surveying, Inc.
31 P.3d 114
Ariz. 2001
Co., Inc., -57, -10 (1992) (demanding clear and convincing evidence); -63 , -79 (1986) (requiring, as a predicate, an “evil hand” being guided by an “evil mind” which “either consciously sought to damage the [victim] or acted intentionally, knowing that its conduct was likely to cause unjustified, significant damage”).
- S Development Co. v. Pima Capital Management Co. 31 P.3d 123 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2001
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S Development Co. v. Pima Capital Management Co.
31 P.3d 123
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2001
¶ 11 We begin by recognizing that Arizona law “implies a covenant of good faith and fair dealing in every contract” so that “neither party will act to impair the right of the other to receive the benefits which flow from their agreement or contractual relationship.”
- Manterola v. Farmers Insurance Exchange 30 P.3d 639 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2001
- Manterola v. Farmers Insurance Exchange 30 P.3d 639 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2001
- Bernhart v. Industrial Commission 26 P.3d 1181 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2001
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Bernhart v. Industrial Commission
26 P.3d 1181
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2001
¶ 17 In tort law, as in workers’ compensation law, the concept of wilfulness has evolved to connote “conscious and deliberate disregard.” , (to support punitive damages requires “such a conscious and deliberate disregard of the interests of others that the conduct may be called wilful or wanton,” and such conduct may be inferred when the actor “was ‘aware of and consciously disregarded] a substantial and unjustifiable risk
- Saucedo Ex Rel. Sinaloa v. Salvation Army 24 P.3d 1274 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2001
- Rowland v. Great States Insurance 20 P.3d 1158 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2001
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Saucedo Ex Rel. Sinaloa v. Salvation Army
24 P.3d 1274
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2001
Co., -57 , -10 (1992), , and Linthicum v. Nationwide Life Ins.
- Rowland v. Great States Insurance 20 P.3d 1158 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2001
- Leal v. Allstate Insurance 17 P.3d 95 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2000
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Leal v. Allstate Insurance
17 P.3d 95
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2000
¶21 We imply “a covenant of good faith and fair dealing in every contract.” , (emphasis added).
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Lee 13 P.3d 1169 Ariz. 2000
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State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Lee
13 P.3d 1169
Ariz. 2000
196 Ariz. at 237 ¶¶ 19-20, 995 P.2d at 279 ¶¶ 19-20 ( , ).
- Murcott v. Best Western International, Inc. 9 P.3d 1088 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2000
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Murcott v. Best Western International, Inc.
9 P.3d 1088
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2000
In order for a plaintiff to recover punitive damages, it is usually not enough to show that the defendant committed a tort; the plaintiff ordinarily must show “something more.” , (citation omitted).
- Haisch v. Allstate Insurance 5 P.3d 940 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2000
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Haisch v. Allstate Insurance
5 P.3d 940
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2000
Co., , , Enyart v. Transamerica Ins.
- Schmitz v. Aston 3 P.3d 1184 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2000
- Schmitz v. Aston 3 P.3d 1184 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2000
- Zilisch v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance 995 P.2d 276 Ariz. 2000
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Zilisch v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
995 P.2d 276
Ariz. 2000
An insurance contract is not an ordinary commercial bargain; “implicit in the contract and the relationship is the insurer’s obligation to play fairly with its insured.”
- Bills v. Arizona Property & Casualty Insurance Guaranty Fund 984 P.2d 574 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 1999
- Bills v. Arizona Property & Casualty Insurance Guaranty Fund 984 P.2d 574 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 1999
- Zilisch v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance 977 P.2d 134 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1999
- Zilisch v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance 977 P.2d 134 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1999
- Tobel v. Travelers Insurance 988 P.2d 148 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1999
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Tobel v. Travelers Insurance
988 P.2d 148
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1999
for the proposition that “the covenant of good faith and fair dealing can be breached even though the company performs its express covenants under the insurance contract.” ¶ 45 A bad faith claim cannot exist for claims that are “fairly debatable.” See Noble v. National Amer.
- Inter-Tel, Inc. v. Bank of America 985 P.2d 596 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1999
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Inter-Tel, Inc. v. Bank of America
985 P.2d 596
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1999
-54 , -70 (1986) (a party must refrain from any action that would impair benefits other party had right to expect from contract or relationship).
- Enyart v. Transamerica Insurance 985 P.2d 556 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1998
- Enyart v. Transamerica Insurance 985 P.2d 556 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1998
- Johnson International, Inc. v. City of Phoenix 967 P.2d 607 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1998
- Johnson International, Inc. v. City of Phoenix 967 P.2d 607 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1998
- In Re William G. 963 P.2d 287 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1997
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In Re William G.
963 P.2d 287
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1997
To obtain punitive damages, a plaintiff must prove that a defendant’s wrongful conduct was guided by evil motives; that is, a "plaintiff must prove that defendant's evil hand was guided by an evil mind.”