Loose Sound Bytes – Legal Discussions & Interviews

On the final interview of Attorney Don Loose on the Bill Buckmaster Show (KVOI, Tucson, AZ), Don discusses the Attorney General’s robust use of the Consumer Fraud Act.

The Arizona Department of Revenue currently holds about $2.8 BILLION in unclaimed property. Some of this unclaimed property might be yours.

In 2024, plaintiffs won 53% of the time, defendants won 45% of the time, and the remainder of cases were basically even.

In 2024, Arizona juries and judges awarded $294 million in civil verdicts. By comparison, in 2023, $76 million was awarded. Attorney Don Loose highlights some of the largest verdicts.

The Pima County Court of Appeals, reversed an earlier Trial Court decision that said the City of Tucson was not responsible for cleaning up the Navajo Wash adjacent to the Hendrick Acres Neighborhood – a homeless encampment since 2019.

Along party lines, Arizona lawmakers approved a measure (HB 2438) that would erase the possibility of transgender Arizonans ever amending the sex shown on their birth certificates. However, the measure was immediately vetoed...

The so-called “border initiative” that was approved by a wide margin of voters in the November 2024 election is still not in effect. Two lawsuits are holding it up.

Arizona is considering new legislative proposals that could impact abortion access, including mandatory procedures that would affect the availability of abortion pills by mail. Additionally, the state is debating the introduction of the firing squad as an alternative execution method, citing potential humanitarian benefits.

A bill has passed in the Arizona House (HB2022, entitled “Save Our Children School Safety Program”) which tasks the Department of Education with providing training to K-12 employees who seek to carry guns at school.

Donald Trump signed another executive order titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” that directs the Department of Education to prohibit transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports.

Many new Arizona laws go into effect January 1, 2025.

In the 2024 November election, Arizona voters approved a constitutional amendment (Proposition 139) which enshrines the right to an abortion up to the point of fetal viability.

Attorney Don Loose discusses topics ranging from what it takes to convict someone for using marijuana, to the possibility of citizens billing government entities for ignoring homeless encampments.

On Election Day, there will be 13 certified measures on the ballot for Arizona voters to weigh in on.

Arizona voters will, in all likelihood, have the final say on whether to enshrine a state constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy

Attorney Don Loose discusses a few of the 14 potential ballot measures that may -or may not- make it to the November ballot. Well ahead of voting day, the County Recorders send out pamphlets to Arizona’s 4 million registered voters.

Instead of the Arizona legislature and the Governor collaborating to come up with solutions, Attorney Don Loose examines how they are resorting to finding “workarounds” in order to get things done.

Attorney Don Loose discusses the intricate timing of abortion laws in Arizona. The Arizona legislature has voted to repeal the 1864 (48 years before Arizona became a state) abortion law that has been on the books for 160 years.

Attorney Don Loose discusses several of the 18 bills proposed by the Arizona Republican controlled legislature that have been vetoed by the Democratic governor so far this year.

Voters will have a chance to decide whether to give private citizens in Arizona the right to claim a tax refund if they can prove that the homeless population has negatively impacted their business or residence.

The legislature is putting Senate Concurrent Resolution SCR1007 on the November ballot for the voters to decide. It concerns not allowing banks in Arizona to discriminate against a firearm entity.

Pima County ordinance imposes a penalty for those who do not report the loss of a firearm within 48 hours.

Attorney Don Loose discusses Arizona's debates over increasing penalties for retail theft, funding psilocybin studies, and boosting public education investment.

Attorney Don Loose discusses Arizona's funding in psilocybin research, Arizona's attorney filing a lawsuit over insulin price-fixing, and The Arizona Consumer Fraud Act.

Doctors are challenging the constitutionality of an Arizona law that states doctors are prohibited from performing abortions based solely upon fetal abnormalities.

A case in the Arizona Supreme Court challenges the long-held sanctity of confessions being privileged communications.

In a current trial court case, the question of verifying ballot signatures is considered. Secretary of State, Adrian Fontes says the case should be dismissed since the current procedures for verifying signatures are sufficient.

Recently, a judge ruled that Arizona doctors have no legal right to challenge a 2021 ban on abortion, citing a statute now in effect.

8 of the 10 highest Arizona civil verdicts in 2022 were from Maricopa County, but the sixth highest was from Pima County. Here are the details in that wrongful termination case.

The pandemic created a modern twist on how court proceedings transpire, with video conferencing becoming increasingly accepted, especially in civil trials.

Attorney Don Loose defines punitive damages and highlights the damages awarded in the top 10 largest Arizona verdicts from 2022.

It’s all about the Judge, says Attorney Don Loose. Kari Lake and Mark Finchem both lost their cases that challenged the results of the 2022 election.

Attorney Don Loose discusses the “Save the Tamales” bill, the school voucher program, and the additional unemployment benefits provided by the federal government – all of which are at dead ends – or may be headed there.

A case has been brought to the Arizona district court on behalf of two transgender girls (ages 11 and 15) that contests the state law that prohibits them from participating in girls’ sports at school.