Max Mitchell, reporter for The Legal Intelligencer, wrote about the firm’s significant victory for secondary owners of water-damaged homes that were built by Toll Brothers. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court denied allocatur in the case, captioned Porter v. Toll Brothers. The decision lets stand a ruling from the Superior Court, which last summer determined that 30 cases against Toll Brothers brought by subsequent home buyers should be handled in state court, rather than through arbitration.
Mitchell also noted that the Supreme Court decision will likely affect more than those 30 cases. Another PA Superior Court panel, on April 21, allowed an additional seven cases to proceed in state court against the company, basing its ruling entirely on the intermediate court’s earlier decision in Porter.
“This is a significant victory for our clients, who have endured so many sleepless nights over the condition of and repair costs of their homes, which are usually a family’s largest asset,” Jennifer M. Horn of Horn Williamson, who is representing the homeowners, said in a press statement. “This decision puts an end to Toll Brothers’ attempts to draw out this long-running legal battle and enables these homeowners to pursue the justice they deserve.”
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