CITY OF PHOENIX v. GLENAYRE ELECTRONICS

No. 1 CA-CV 14-0739.

375 P.3d 1189 (2016)

CITY OF PHOENIX, Third-Party Plaintiff/Appellant, v. GLENAYRE ELECTRONICS, INC.; William Lyon Homes, Inc.; KB Home Holdings, Inc.; Richmond American Homes, Inc.; MDC/Wood, Inc.; UDC Homes, Inc. nka Shea Homes of Phoenix, Inc. (FN) and Elliott Homes, Inc.; Swengel-Robbins Contracting Co., Inc.; Aztec Construction, Inc.; JNC, Inc.; UH Holdings, Inc.; Los Paisanos Development, Inc.; Michael Newsome; Chi Construction Co.; Continental Homes, Inc.; Pulte Home Corp.; Del Webb Corp.; Wittman Contracting Co.; Jeff Blandford Investments, Inc., Third-Party Defendants/Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1.

May 19, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phoenix City Attorney's Office By Brad Holm , Phoenix, Counsel for Third-Party Plaintiff/Appellant.

Osborn Maledon PA, Mary R. O'Grady , Phoenix, Counsel for Third-Party Plaintiff/Appellant.

Gallagher & Kennedy PA By Kevin E. O'Malley , Mark A. Fuller , Thomas A. Maraz , Phoenix, Counsel for Third-Party Defendants/Appellees CHI Construction Co., Continental Homes, Inc.

Green & Baker Ltd. By Katherine E. Baker , Diane L. Bornscheuer , Scottsdale, Counsel for Third-Party Defendant/Appellee Glenayre Electronics, Inc.

Berkes Crane Robinson & Seal LLP By Brad D. Bleichner , Los Angeles, CA, Counsel for Third-Party Defendant/Appellee William Lyon Homes, Inc.

Lorber Greenfield & Polito LLP By Holly P. Davies , Alexix G. Terriquez , Phoenix, Counsel for Third-Party Defendants/Appellees KB Home Holdings Inc., Richmond American Homes Inc., MDC/Wood, Inc.

Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP By Jill Ann Herman , Phoenix, Counsel for Third-Party Defendants/Appellees UDC Homes, Inc. nka Shea Homes of Phoenix, Inc. (FN), Elliott Homes, Inc.

Gammage & Burnham, PLC By Richard K. Mahrle , Jason L. Cassidy , Phoenix, Counsel for Third-Party Defendant/Appellee Swengel-Robbins Contracting Co., Inc.

Law Offices of Joseph A. Kula By Joseph A. Kula , Benjamin R. Eid , Scottsdale, Counsel for Third-Party Defendant/Appellee Aztec Construction, Inc.

Maynard Cronin Erickson Curran & Reiter PLC By Daniel D. Maynard , Phoenix, Counsel for Third-Party Defendants/Appellees JNC, Inc., UH Holdings, Inc.

Quintairos Prieto Wood & Boyer, PA By Vincent J. Montell , Michael J. Ponzo , Rita J. Bustos , Phoenix, Counsel for Third-Party Defendant/Appellee Los Paisanos Development, Inc.

Michael Newsome , Cave Creek, Third-Party Defendant/Appellee.

Dickinson Wright PLLC By Michael S. Rubin , Stephen E. Richman , J. Gregory Cahill , Phoenix, Counsel for Third-Party Defendants/Appellees Pulte Home Corp., Del Webb Corp.

Shorall McGoldrick Brinkmann PC By Thomas J. Shorall, Jr. , Jason J. Boblick , Phoenix, Counsel for Third-Party Defendant/Appellee Wittman Contracting Co.

Wilenchik & Bartness PC By Dennis I. Wilenchik , Mia Nguyen , Phoenix, Counsel for Third-Party Defendant/Appellee Jeff Blandford Investments, Inc.

Judge KENTON D. JONES delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Presiding Judge DIANE M. JOHNSEN and Judge PATRICIA A. OROZCO joined.


OPINION

¶ 1 The City appeals the trial court's orders: (1) dismissing its third-party complaint against Appellees because it was not brought within the eight-year period of repose set forth in Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) section 12-552(A),1 and (2) awarding certain Appellees their attorneys...

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