CORNERSTONE HOSP. OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA, L.L.C. v. MARNER

No. 2 CA-SA 2012-0067.

290 P.3d 460 (2012)

CORNERSTONE HOSPITAL OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, Petitioner, v. Hon. James E. MARNER, Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Arizona, in and for the COUNTY OF PIMA, Respondent, and Ernest H. Blackburn, Personal Representative of the Estate of Billie Jo Blackburn, on behalf of the Estate of Billie Jo Blackburn, Real Party in Interest.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 2, Department B.

December 7, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Campbell, Yost, Clare & Norell, P.C. By Margaret F. Dean , Phoenix, Attorneys for Petitioner.

Law Office of Scott E. Boehm, P.C. By Scott E. Boehm , and Wilkes & McHugh, P.A. By Melanie L. Bossie , Phoenix, Attorneys for Real Party in Interest.


OPINION

VÁSQUEZ, Presiding Judge.

¶ 1 In this special action, we are asked to decide whether A.R.S. § 12-2604, which prescribes the qualifications of a standard-of-care expert in an action involving allegations of medical negligence, applies to an action brought pursuant to the Adult Protective Services Act (APSA), A.R.S. §§ 46-451 through 46-459. We conclude § 12-2604 does apply to an APSA action that is based on allegations...

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