Arizona: “Taxpayers have shelled out more than $140 million since 1998 to cover the cost of claims against Valley and state governments, and experts expect the losses to mount as the public sector’s deep pockets become an ever more attractive target.” Arizona Republic does a heavily reported feature on the state of public liability in the surprisingly litigious Phoenix area, including the case of the Scottsdale parkgoer who got $10,000 for being attacked by a goose. A bunch of sidebar stories too, and more is promised on Wednesday (Pat Flannery, Arizona Republic, Nov. 30)
“Lawsuits battering local governments”
Arizona: “Taxpayers have shelled out more than $140 million since 1998 to cover the cost of claims against Valley and state governments, and experts expect the losses to mount as the public sector’s deep pockets become an ever more attractive target.” Arizona Republic does a heavily reported feature on the state of public liability in […]
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