Del Webb Communities, Inc. v. Roger Carlson

Reversed, vacated, and remanded by published opinion. Judge DIAZ wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge TRAXLER and Judge GREGORY joined.

DIAZ, Circuit Judge:

Roger and Mary Jo Carlson signed a sales agreement with PulteGroup, Inc. and its subsidiary Del Webb Communities, Inc. (together, “Pulte”) for the purchase of a lot and construction of a home in Hilton Head, South Carolina. The agreement contained an 'arbitration clause. This appeal stems from the Carlsons’ attempt to arbitrate class-action claims against Pulte under the agreement, and Pulte’s efforts to limit arbitration to the claims…