S.C. Panel: Nonsignatories Can Be Compelled To Arbitrate Home Construction Claims

(January 12, 2024, 12:16 PM EST) -- COLUMBIA, S.C. — Two subsequent purchasers of a newly constructed home that allegedly suffers from construction defects can be compelled to arbitrate their claims against the builder of the home even though they did not sign the home’s original warranty because their breach of warranty claim relied upon the agreement, which contained an arbitration clause, a South Carolina panel found in reversing a trial court’s decision to deny the builder’s motion to compel arbitration....

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