PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona Attorney General’s Office says a judge has granted its motion to consolidate more than 1,100 open lawsuits filed by a serial litigator targeting state businesses.
The judge also stayed the 1,106 cases pending further order of the court and barred the plaintiff from filing any new complaints asserting similar claims.
The AG’s Office believes Advocates for Individuals with Disabilities is a serial litigator engaged in trolling litigation tactics aimed at producing profitable out-of-court settlements.
State prosecutors intervened in the litigation as a matter of general public importance given the high volume of lawsuits being filed against Arizona businesses.
The state intends to seek dismissal of all consolidated cases on the basis of threshold questions of law and fact common to all consolidated cases including plaintiffs’ lack of standing.
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