If you practice law in New York, you better know finance. Texas, it’s oil law. Hollywood, the savvy lawyers get into entertainment law. If it’s Arizona you better know real estate. By hook or crook, it always shows up in Arizona. That’s because we are a fast growing State.

In my early years, I represented the Arizona Association of Realtors. One time I sat on a panel. The panel was asked to speak to homebuyers about the most important item of due diligence in buying a home. One lawyer said it was title insurance. One said it was the home inspection. A realtor said it was the school system. When it was my turn I was baffled a little because all of the good answers were taken.

Then I recalled how happy my childhood was. Besides my brother, sister, church & great parents it was the neighbors that helped make our house a home. So, I blurted out- ‘it is your neighbors…that is the most important factor in buying a home…crappy neighbors crappy home life.’

So, as simple as this sounds, before you make the greatest financial decision of your life in buying a home, speak to the neighbors. Before your money goes hard, make sure that you like the neighbors. It is that simple.

Call Bill Miller at 602.319.6899 for any Arizona Real Estate questions you have.

The Supreme Court made it harder for investors to band together to pursue class action claims that they were misled when they bought or sold securities. But the justices did not accept a broader challenge, one that could have put an end to most class actions for securities fraud. So, as we say, class actions regarding securities claims are still alive.
The Wall Street bunch expressed tempered enthusiasm for the decision, calling it a small step.
“While today’s decision inches toward bringing securities law back in line with the ordinary rules for proving fraud cases, much more can and should be done,” said Lily Claffee, general counsel of the United States Chamber of Commerce.
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., writing for the majority in a unanimous decision that split 6 to 3 on its rationales, said that defendants facing class actions might try to show at an early stage that their statements did not affect their securities’ market price.
The decision, in a case involving the oil services company Halliburton, will cut back on suits that can involve enormous sums. Settlements involving companies and investors over the last decade have totaled about $62 billion, with about $10.5 billion of that amount going to plaintiffs’ lawyers, according to a report from NERA, an economic consulting firm.
While we do not pursue class actions at the Law Firm of William A. Miller, we know plenty of big time firms that do, so if you think you have a securities’ case, call Bill Miller at 602.319.6899. We handle individual claims before the Federal District Court, Maricopa County Superior Court, FINRA and the AAA.

As they say, you need to be careful what you ask for…In the summer 2006, Clint Underhill purchased 64 shares in Underhill Holding Company, Inc. (HC) from David Caruthers and Caruther’s wife for $6,000.  Several months later, the Caruthers wrote to Clinton and accused him of knowingly misrepresenting HC’s value.  The Caruthers demanded the return…

If a landlord knew or should have known of activities by the tenant that could cause a danger or nuisance, i.e., damage to neighbors, to surrounding property owners, or even to a passerby, then the landlord can be held liable for tenant bad acts. See Klimkowski v. De La Torre, 175 Ariz. 340 (1993). In the Klimkowski…

It’s hard to figure out why lawyers will not quote what the cost of a suit will be. While, variables do exist, your lawyer should know what these variables might be. That can be factored in. Well, the legal marketplace is changing, and companies are now demanding value-based engagements with their outside firms that create…