John sullivan/susan Sullivan v. Pulte Home Corp

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 imposed by law. Despite the availability of this remedy, if the homeowner does not have a contract with the homebuilder, we hold that the economic loss doctrine does not bar the…