HEATEC, INC. v. R.W. BECKETT CORP.

No. 1 CA-CV 07-0156.

197 P.3d 754 (2008)

HEATEC, INC., a Tennessee corporation, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. R.W. BECKETT CORP., an Ohio corporation, Defendant/Appellee. Heatec, Inc., a Tennessee corporation, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. R.W. Beckett Corp., an Ohio corporation, Defendant/Appellant.

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

Review Denied December 4, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tiffany & Bosco PA By Robert A. Royal, Chad A. Hester, and Lance R. Broberg, Phoenix, Attorneys for Plaintiff/Appellant/Appellee.

Cavanaugh Law Firm, By Ralph E. Hunsaker and Christopher Robbins, Phoenix, Attorneys for Defendant/Appellee/Appellant.


OPINION

BROWN, Judge.

¶ 1 The issue presented is whether funds paid to settle a product liability action are reimbursable costs under the provisions of Arizona Revised Statutes ("A.R.S.") section 12-684(A) (2003).1 For the following reasons, we conclude the term "costs" has an established meaning under the law that does not include settlement payments.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 The present action stems from a...

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