Arizona High Court: No Foreseeable Duty For Design Professionals Without Privity

Mealey's (June 2, 2022, 11:57 AM EDT) -- PHOENIX — A unanimous Arizona Supreme Court on May 23 held that design professionals without privity of contract owed no duty based on foreseeability to project owners for purely economic damages, repudiating the high court’s decision in Donnelly Construction Company v. Oberg/Hunt/Gilleland, in a case where a subcontractor mistakenly placed construction stakes for a developer who planned to build a banquet and concert hall....

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