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BEVERAGE v. PULLMAN & COMLEY, LLC

No. CV-13-0170-PR.

316 P.3d 590 (2014)

Bill and Sue BEVERAGE, Husband and Wife, Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. PULLMAN & COMLEY, LLC; D. Robert Morris, An Individual, Defendants/Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arizona.

January 24, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leo R. Beus (argued), A. Erin McGuinness , and Abigail M. Terhune , Beus Gilbert, P.L.L.C., Phoenix, for Bill and Sue Beverage.

Don P. Martin (argued) and Michael S. Catlett , Quarles & Brady, L.L.P., Phoenix, for Pullman & Comley, L.L.C., and D. Robert Morris.

Andrew J. Petersen , Humphrey & Petersen, P.C., Tucson, for Amicus Arizona Association of Defense Counsel.

Stanley G. Feldman , Haralson, Miller, Pitt, Feldman & McAnally, P.L.C., Tucson, and David L. Abney , Knapp & Roberts, P.C., Scottsdale, for Amici Arizona Association for Justice/Arizona Trial Lawyers Association.

Chief Justice BERCH authored the opinion of the Court, in which Vice Chief Justice BALES, Justice PELANDER, Justice BRUTINEL, and Justice TIMMER joined.

Chief Justice BERCH, opinion of the court.

¶ 1 This Court granted review to determine whether the court of appeals erred in concluding that Arizona courts have specific jurisdiction over a Connecticut lawyer and law firm retained by Arizona residents to provide an opinion letter regarding a tax-shelter transaction.

¶ 2 After considering the briefs and oral arguments, we conclude that the court of appeals did not err and that Arizona courts have jurisdiction...

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