Harris v. Suniga

This tort case requires us to determine the scope of the “economic loss” doctrine. That doctrine bars a party that has suffered a purely economic loss from bringing a negligence action against the party that caused the loss, unless there is a special relationship between the parties. Plaintiffs are trustees of a trust that purchased an apartment building that plaintiffs alleged had been negligently constructed by defendants. Defendants had built the apartment building for an investment company, which later sold it to plaintiffs. Plaintiffs alleged that they were harmed by defendants’…