ALBANO v. SHEA HOMES LTD. PARTNERSHIP

No. CV-11-0006-CQ.

254 P.3d 360 (2011)

Alfred ALBANO, an unmarried man; Monica Lewis, an unmarried woman; Samantha Baker, an individual; Ariel Barr, an unmarried man; Phillip Barr, a single man; Keith Bodie, husband; Stacy Bodie, wife; Jon L. Bruce, an individual; Craig Burke, husband; Linda Burke, wife; Dawn R. Cain, an individual; Christina Carlson, an individual; Charles Chen, husband; Lisa Chen, wife; Christopher Cordasco, an individual; Paul Crandell, husband; Jennifer Crandell, wife; Kent Ellsworth, husband; Lauree Ellsworth, wife; Ronald Filipski, husband; Laura Filipski, wife; Angelica Harvey, an individual; Dirk Howard, husband; Nancy Howard, wife; George Hulecki, husband; Jeanne Hulecki, wife; Candace Hurtt, wife; James Craig, husband; Robert Kegerreis, Trustee of the Kegerreis Family Trust u/a/d June 15, 2005; Cynthia Kegerreis, Trustee of the Kegerreis Family Trust u/a/d June 15, 2005; John R. Letteer, husband; Judith Letteer, wife; Kelly J. Mallory, an individual; Charles McGoldrick, husband; Maureen McGick, wife; Robert L. Mitchell, a single man; Beatrice M. Linne, an unmarried woman; Richard Navarro, an individual; Scott A. Olmstead, husband; Amber S. Olmstead, wife; Donald W. Roberts, husband; Julia A. Roberts, wife; Linda S. Rodela, an individual; Jack E. Rose, Jr., husband; Shawna R. Rose, wife; Mark B. Samford, husband; Rebecca L. Samford, wife; Jane D. Schmaltz, an individual; Richard Scott, husband; Sharon Scott, wife; Dennis Simpson, an individual; Blake Slaughter, husband; Chantell Slaughter, wife; Bruce Tarman, husband; Janelle Tarman, wife; Michael L. Tomaino, II, an individual; Eric T. Valimaki, husband; Cristi D. Valimaki, wife; David A. Wenman, husband, as Trustee of the Wenman Family Trust dated July 9, 1999; Jacqueline Diane Wenman, wife, as Trustee of the Wenman Family Trust dated July 9, 1999; Seth Wheeler, husband, on his own behalf and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Jacqueline Wheeler, wife, on her own behalf and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Phillis J. Simpson, an individual, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SHEA HOMES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, an Arizona limited partnership; J.F. Shea Co., Inc., a Nevada corporation, dba Shea Homes, Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arizona, En Banc.

June 30, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burdman & Shore PLLC by William F. Shore, III , Robert E. Barry , Robert H. Willis And Paul G. Ulrich, PC, By Paul G. Ulrich , Phoenix, Attorneys for Alfred Albano, Monica Lewis, Samantha Baker, Ariel Barr, Phillip Barr, Keith Bodie, Stacy Bodie, Jon L. Bruce, Craig Burke, Linda Burke, Dawn R. Cain, Christina Carlson, Charles Chen, Lisa Chen, Christopher Cordasco, Paul Crandell, Jennifer Crandell, Kent Ellsworth, Lauree Ellsworth, Ronald Filipski, Laura Filipski, Angelica Harvey, Dirk Howard, Nancy Howard, George Hulecki, Jeanne Hulecki, Candace Hurtt, James Craig, Robert Kegerreis, Cynthia Kegerreis, John R. Letteer, Judith Letteer, Kelly J. Mallory, Charles McGoldrick, Maureen McGick, Robert L. Mitchell, Beatrice M. Linne, Richard Navarro, Scott A. Olmstead, Amber S. Olmstead, Donald W. Roberts, Julie A. Roberts, Linda S. Rodela, Jack E. Rose, Jr., Shawna R. Rose, Mark B. Samford, Rebecca L. Samford, Jane D. Schmaltz, Richard Scott, Sharon Scott, Dennis Simpson, Blake Slaughter, Chantell Slaughter, Bruce Tarman, Janelle Tarman, Michael L. Tomaino, II, Eric T. Valimaki, Cristi D. Valimaki, David A. Wenman, Jacqueline Diane Wenman, Seth Wheeler, Jacqueline Wheeler, and Phillis J. Simpson.

Mariscal Weeks McIntyre & Friedlander PA By Gary L. Birnbaum , Barry R. Sanders , Stephen E. Richman And Righi Hernandez Law Firm By Jill Ann Herman , Phoenix, Attorneys for Shea Homes Limited Partnership and J.F. Shea Co., Inc.

Bonnett Fairbourn Friedman & Balint PC By Francis J. Balint, Jr. , Kevin R. Hanger , Phoenix, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Public Justice PC.

Koeller Nebeker Carlson & Haluck LLP By William A. Nebeker , Troy G. Allen , Rachel C. Nies , Melissa J. England , Phoenix, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Home Builders Association of Central Arizona.

Kasdan Simonds Weber & Vaughan LLP By Kenneth S. Kasdan , Stephen L. Weber , Michael J. White , Phoenix, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Concerned Consumers of Sun City Grand.

Folk & Associates PC By P. Douglas Folk , Heather K. Seiferth , Phoenix, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae American Council of Engineering Companies of Arizona, AIA Arizona and Structural Engineers Association of Arizona.


OPINION

PELANDER, Justice.

¶ 1 We accepted jurisdiction to answer three questions certified to us by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit:

1. Does the filing of a motion for class certification in an Arizona court toll the statute of limitations for individuals, who are included within the class, to file individual causes of action involving the same defendants and the same subject matter? 2. If so, does this class...

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