§ 5.1.3 Interaction of State and Federal Laws.

• Jurisdiction: Arizona

§ 5.1.3 Interaction of State and Federal Laws. Like many other uniform acts, the Arizona Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act contains a provision requiring construction of the Act consistent with “. . . its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it, and to harmonize [it], as far as possible, with federal laws and regulations on the subject of declaratory judgments and decrees.” Compare A.R.S. § 12-1845 with the Arizona Uniform State Antitrust Act, A.R.S. § 44-1412 . Although no Arizona court, in reliance on this section of the Declaratory Judgments Act, has cited federal authority to support its interpretation of the Act or justify a result in a declaratory judgment action, federal cases are likely to be persuasive authority in areas where no Arizona state precedent controls. Cf. All American School Supply Co. v. Slavens, 128 Ariz. 261, 625 P.2d 324 (1981) (interpreting the state antitrust act court found interpretation...