SULLIVAN v. PULTE HOME CORP.

No. CV-12-0419-PR.

306 P.3d 1 (2013)

John F. SULLIVAN and Susan B. Sullivan, Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. PULTE HOME CORPORATION, Defendant/Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arizona.

July 31, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Sullivan (argued), In Propria Persona, Phoenix, for John F. and Susan B. Sullivan.

Stephen E. Richman (argued), Anne L. Tiffen , Denise H. Troy , Dickinson Wright/Mariscal Weeks, Phoenix, for Pulte Home Corporation.

E. Jeffrey Walsh , Nicole M. Goodwin , Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Phoenix, for Amici Curiae Home Builders Association of Central Arizona, et al.

P. Douglas Folk , Christopher D.C. Hossack , Heather K. Seiferth , Folk & Associates, P.C., Phoenix, for Amicus Curiae American Council of Engineering Companies of Arizona.

Michael J. Holden , Holden Willits PLC, Phoenix, for Amicus Curiae Arizona Builders' Alliance.


Vice Chief Justice BALES, opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Arizona's economic loss doctrine limits contracting parties to their agreed upon remedies for purely economic losses. Even if a homeowner has no contract with the builder of the home, when there are construction defects, Arizona law allows the homeowner to sue the builder for breach of implied warranty. This cause of action is contractual in nature but rests on duties...

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