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Christian, Dichter & Sluga attorney Nathan Andrews secured an important victory before the Arizona Supreme Court in Aller v. State, CV-25-0176-PR. In its August 24, 2026 opinion, the Court clarified when a former criminal defendant may use grand jury transcripts in a subsequent civil action arising from the prosecution. The Court reaffirmed that a party...

By: Nathan Andrews On July 6, 2026, the Arizona Supreme Court held that multiple individuals who jointly purchase multiple insurance policies from the same insurer constitute “one insured” for the purposes of the anti-stacking provisions of A.R.S. § 20-259.01(H). Thus, an insurance company may prohibit a claimant from stacking multiple policies jointly purchased by multiple individuals...

As a boutique insurance coverage and litigation firm, Christian, Dichter & Sluga has worked hard to earn the respect of its peers in the Southwest. With each recognition of a lawyer in our firm, we appreciate the validation of the efforts of our team to provide the best possible resolution to our clients while working...

CDS Helps Client Win Landmark Tribal Rights Case The Arizona Court of Appeals issued an opinion in Medina v. Est. of Cody, No. 1 CA-CV 22-0709, 2023 WL 6470727, at *1 (Ariz. Ct. App. Oct. 5, 2023), in which Gena L. Sluga, managing partner at Christian Dichter and Sluga appeared on behalf of Sentry Insurance...

Arizona Supreme Court Issues New Opinion on Policy Stacking By: Asha Sebastian, Esq. On July 28, 2023, the Arizona Supreme Court issued its Opinion in Franklin v. CSAA Gen. Ins. Co., CV-22-0266-CQ, 2023 WL 4833792, holding as follows: 1.    In order to prevent insureds from intra-policy stacking, insurers must comply with the anti-stacking provision...