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Cochise County supervisors hire outside counsel to study claims against insurer and former county attorney
Summary
The Cochise County Board of Supervisors voted 2-0, with one member absent, on Feb. 5 to retain outside counsel to research whether the county has claims against ACIP and former County Attorney Brian McIntyre and to evaluate whether an insurance bad-faith or legal-malpractice action is viable.
The Cochise County Board of Supervisors voted 2-0, with one member absent, on Feb. 5 to retain outside counsel to research whether the county has claims against ACIP and former County Attorney Brian McIntyre and to evaluate whether an insurance bad-faith or legal-malpractice action is viable.
The vote followed an extended public discussion during a special meeting in the Board of Supervisors executive conference room about the handling of election-related litigation and whether the county attorney’s conduct contributed to denied insurance coverage for some supervisors. Supervisors raised concerns about a single legal opinion driving criminal or civil exposure and about the broader effect of open meeting law interpretations on their ability to consult privately on political strategy.
The board’s motion instructed staff to hire outside counsel to perform a coverage analysis and, if warranted, assess legal-malpractice and insurance bad-faith claims. The board recorded the motion as…
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