Court of Appeals of Arizona December 20, 2016, No. 1 CA-CV 15-0433 (Villasenor v. Evans)

OPINION

SWANN, Judge:

¶ 1 In this defamation case, the superior court entered summary judgment in favor of the defendant based on the plaintiffs failure to comply with the notice of claim statute, Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) section 12-821.01. We hold that because § 12-821.