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TONNEMACHER v. TOUCHE ROSS & CO.

No. 1 CA-CV 94-0501.

186 Ariz. 125 (1996)

920 P.2d 5

Pat TONNEMACHER, and Charles B. Ackerman, individually and as representatives of a class, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. TOUCHE ROSS & COMPANY, n/k/a Deloitte & Touche, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department D.

Review Denied July 2, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Farley, Robinson & Larsen by R. Chip Larsen, James J. Farley, Mesa, Furth, Fahrner & Mason by Daniel S. Mason, Joseph Bell, Frederick P. Furth, San Francisco, California, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Brown & Bain, P.A. by H. Michael Clyde, Lynne C. Adams, Steven R. Rodgers, Phoenix, Deloitte & Touche LLP by Genevieve Harris Roche, Assistant General Counsel, New York City, for Appellee.

OPINION

LANKFORD, Judge.

The principal issue in this appeal is whether a trial court may dismiss an action because the claim asserted had been raised in a federal court action. We hold that although a trial court may stay such an action, dismissal is improper and therefore reverse.

In January 1989, the plaintiffs filed a complaint in the United States District Court in Arizona. The complaint included federal claims based on common law negligence, gross...

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