Subsequent Home Buyers Must Arbitrate Defects Claims With Builder, Panel Rules

Mealey's (May 20, 2019, 12:33 PM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — A couple who purchased a home are required to arbitrate their construction defects claims against the builder because newly discovered evidence revealed that the buyers obtained relief from the 10-year home warranty, a Texas appeals panel ruled May 16 in overturning a lower court’s decision denying a motion to compel arbitration (Toll Dallas TX LLC v. Edith Dusing, et al., No. 03-18-00099-CV, Texas App., 3rd Dist., 2019 Tex. App. LEXIS 3947)....