Risk Pool, Claims Administrator Get Dismissal of Police Officer's Bad Faith Action

An Arizona appellate court ruled that a municipal risk pool was a public entity and that it and its claims administrator were entitled to summary judgment dismissing an injured police officer’s bad faith claims against them. Case: Wagner v. Arizona Municipal Risk Retention Pool, No. 1 CA-CV 24-0562, 01/07/2026, published. Facts: Zaki Wagner worked for the City of Maricopa as a police officer. After being injured in the course and scope of his employment in 2018, Wagner filed a workers’ compensation claim with the Arizona Municipal Risk Retention Pool. The pool is an Arizona insur...