Investigation Underway After Natalie Heneger Died Following Fall From Boom Truck at Job Site West of Tonopah

MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA (March 6, 2026) – A woman identified as Natalie Heneger has tragically died in a Maricopa County accident after falling from a boom truck near 485th Avenue and Salome Road.
Maricopa County officials are saying that the accident took place around noon on Sunday. Natalie Heneger fell from the boom truck for undetermined reasons.
Crew at the worksite began performing CPR, and paramedics were called to the scene of the accident. Despite life-saving measures, Natalie Heneger later died due to the severity of…
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For years, attorneys were told to repeat their keywords and rank. That era is over. AI search engines don’t count keywords — they read for meaning. That changes everything about how your law firm website needs to be written. This post breaks down exactly how tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity find and cite legal content, and what you can do this week to make sure they’re finding yours.
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Clearly as we watch what is unfolding now, the experiences from October 7th continue to inform Israeli policies and politics.  Here are student reflections on our visits to the Nova site and Kibbutz Nir Oz as well as meetings with hostage Gadi Moses, Professor Jonathan Dekel-Chen, whose son was held hostage, and Dr. Cochav Elkayam-Levy, … Continue reading Conflict Reflections–Trauma and October 7th →
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Understand that the idea beats the execution. Every time. We live in a culture obsessed with hustle, with grind, with the relentless optimization of how you do things. But none of that matters if what you’re doing isn’t worth doing in the first place.

The spark — that original, electric moment of genuine inspiration — is the most valuable asset anyone can possess. You can hire people to execute. You can bring in managers, engineers, lawyers (yes, even lawyers), and financial wizards to turn a vision into a machine. What you cannot outsource, manufacture, or fake is the idea itself.
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I am a member of the Board of Resolution Systems Institute (RSI), well-known to many of you for its important work in evaluating and providing research-based tools to help assure the quality of court-connected dispute resolution programs. One of RSI’s newest contributions to our field is a Power Imbalance Toolkit for mediators. The Toolkit (and … Continue reading Supporting Mediators in Eviction Cases: Introducing RSI’s Power Imbalance Toolkit →
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Arizona probate litigation can get intense fast—missing inventories, stonewalled accountings, ignored turnover orders, withheld trust records, or parties “doing self-help” with estate or trust assets. When a judge is frustrated, it’s natural to see courts reach for contempt and monetary sanctions.
But Isom v. Isom (Division One, filed March 2, 2026) is a useful reminder: how a court labels (and structures) a monetary contempt sanction matters—because a sanction that is really criminal contempt triggers criminal-procedure protections, including hard limits on fines without a jury trial or waiver.
Even though Isom is a memorandum decision (not precedential), it’s still…
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As readers of Indisputably know well, I travel with students every other year to Israel to study conflict close up and to learn from those on the ground about their perspective directly.   This year’s trip occurred in January and students wrote reflections last month about what they had seen, learned, and hoped for in the … Continue reading Conflict in the Middle East Reflections →
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Jose Fernando Partida Died After Becoming Trapped in Chemical Mixer at Gowan Milling LLC

YUMA, ARIZONA (March 3, 2026) – A 57-year-old worker identified as Jose Partida has tragically died in a Yuma industrial accident while at his job at Gowan Milling LLC.
Yuma County officials are saying that the accident took place on January 4. Jose Partida was apparently cleaning the inside of a chemical mixer.
Another worker entered inside the chemical mixer when the machine turned on. That person was able to get out of the machine. But Jose Partida remained trapped inside.
Power to the machine was shut off immediately.
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There is a wise old saying that there is no such thing as a free lunch. Even when something seems as though it may be free, there is always a price being charged or paid somewhere. This is true of medicine as well. There is nothing in medicine that is without some risk. The key to successful medical treatment is accurate assessment of the risk of the proposed treatment and accurate assessment of the benefits of the proposed treatment.

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Certainty in life would be helpful. Unfortunately, we live in an imperfect world in which…
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  The International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR Institute) has awarded its Annual Outstanding Book Award to Art Hinshaw, Andrea Kupfer Schneider, and Sarah Rudolph Cole for their edited volume Discussions in Dispute Resolution: The Coming of Age (2000–2009) (Oxford University Press, 2025). In accepting the award, Art remarked: “We academics consider this … Continue reading Congratulations to Art, Andrea & Sarah! →
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Some law professors are banning AI in their courses.  Others are cautiously adding it. At Mitchell Hamline, Gregory Duhl is doing something much more ambitious.  He redesigned his Contracts course by embedding AI throughout the course rather than ignoring it or treating it as a side issue.  Considering Mitchell Hamline’s history of pedagogical innovation, it … Continue reading All In on AI in Law School?  A Thoughtful Experiment Worth Watching →
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Article Summary

  • Million-dollar settlements for accidents are possible but they are determined by fault and the severity of the injury. 
  • Injuries for all types of accidents are split into three categories to reflect their severity. Average settlement ranges are based on those categories. 
  • Personal injury attorneys look out for the rights of the injured. Insurance companies generally try to settle for the lowest amount possible, which means a settlement may not cover the full cost of the accident or care for the injuries.

Anyone living in Arizona is familiar with the promises that have become typical of personal injury attorneys.
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Mediate.com and ODR.com developed a new Substack, Optimizing Mediation, to optimize the growth of online mediation, including integrating the empowering and optimizing qualities of AI. Here’s a summary of one of the first articles they posted. Robert Bergman’s recent article, The Implications of Rapid AI Adoption – Navigating Economic Challenges and Opportunities, offers a sobering … Continue reading AI Adoption Will Create Challenges and Opportunities →
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If you have a criminal record in Arizona, one of the most common and important questions is: who can actually see it?

The answer isn’t always straightforward. It depends on what action you’ve taken, whether your case was set aside or sealed, and who is doing the background check.
This guide breaks it down in simple terms so you know what to expect and how to protect your future.
Who Has Access to Criminal Records in Arizona?
In general, criminal records in Arizona are public record unless action is taken to limit access. That means the following groups may be…
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Large law firms are already hiring AI specialists to vet their content – and that gap is only going to grow. This post gives solo and small firm attorneys the practical tools to close it: a Master Brand Guide that makes AI sound like you, and an audit process that catches every hallucination, ethics violation, and generic phrase before it goes live.
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Article Summary

  • Car accident cases may go to trial to avoid an expiring statute of limitations, because of liability disputes, or because of severe or catastrophic injuries resulting in extraordinary compensation demands.
  • An attorney can help you navigate the settlement process even if a case doesn’t go to trial.
  • The drawbacks of a trial for a car accident case include the time and money spent on the case, the emotional toll the case takes, and the risk involved with leaving the outcome up to a judge or jury.

After a car accident, there are a number of things that are…
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