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DANIEL PORTER AND CAROLYN

PORTER

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TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL PA II, L.P., TOLL PA GP, CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE, I, P.A. AND ANDERSEN WINDOWS, INC.

APPEAL OF: TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS., INC. TOLL PA II, L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC ANDTOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A. :

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No. 894 EDA 2018

Appeal from the Order Entered March 1, 2018 In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Civil Division at

No(s): September Term, 2017, No. 01002

MANOJ PRASAD AND CHETANA

PRASAD

v.

TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA II, L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., AND ANDERSEN WINDOWS, INC.

APPEAL OF: TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA II, L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., :

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No(s): Sept. Term 2017 Case ID: 170901803

MATTHEW O'DONNELL AND JILL

O'DONNELL

v.

TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA , L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., AND ANDERSEN WINDOWS, INC.

APPEAL OF: TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA , L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., :

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No. 897 EDA 2018

Appeal from the Order March 1, 2018

In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Civil Division at

No(s): Sept. Term 2017 Case ID: 1709

RICHARD ORLANDO AND KRISTIN

ORLANDO

v.

TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA , L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC.,

AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., AND ANDERSEN WINDOWS, INC. :

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APPEAL OF: TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA , L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., :

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Appeal from the Order March 1, 2018 In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Civil Division at

No(s): Oct. Term 2017 Case ID: 171003573

JOSHUA M. OWEN AND ALLISON R.

OWEN

v.

TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA II, L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., AND ANDERSEN WINDOWS, INC.

APPEAL OF: TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA II, L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., :

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PENNSYLVANIA

No. 899 EDA 2018

Appeal from the Order March 1, 2018 In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Civil Division at

No(s): Sept. Term 2017 Case ID: 170901823

RAJESH PARNERKAR AND SHILPA

PARNERKAR

v.

TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA II, L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., :

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AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A.,

AND ANDERSEN WINDOWS, INC.

APPEAL OF: TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA II, L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., :

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No(s): Oct. Term 2017, Case ID: 171003574

ROBERT T. ROSS AND DAWN D.

ROSS

v.

TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA II, L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., AND ANDERSEN WINDOWS, INC.

APPEAL OF: TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA II, L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., :

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No. 901 EDA 2018

Appeal from the Order March 1, 2018 In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Civil Division at

No(s): Sept. Term 2017 Case ID: 170901815

JOSEPH A. SAMARCO AND LORI

LYNN SAMARCO

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APPEAL OF: TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA II, L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., :

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Appeal from the Order March 1, 2018 In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Civil Division at

No(s): Sept. Term 2017 Case ID: 170901903

ANDREW TURK

v.

TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA , L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC.,

AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., AND ANDERSEN WINDOWS, INC.

APPEAL OF: TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA , L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., :

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No. 903 EDA 2018

Appeal from the Order Entered March 1, 2018 In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Civil Division at

No(s): Oct. Term 2017 Case ID: 171003572

VENKA REDDY SUNKARA AND

ANITHA BADVELU SUNKARA :

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TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA II, L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., AND ANDERSEN WINDOWS, INC.

APPEAL OF: TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA II, L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., :

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Appeal from the Order Entered March 1, 2018

In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Civil Division at

No(s): Sep. Term 2017 Case ID: 171003549

IGOR ZAVALNY AND TAMARA

VOLKOVA

v.

TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA II, L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC.,

AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., AND ANDERSEN WINDOWS, INC.

APPEAL OF: TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA II, L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., :

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No. 905 EDA 2018

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No(s): Oct. Term 2017 Case ID: 171003433

TIMOTHY WELCH AND CYNTHIA

WELCH

v.

TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA , L.P., & TOLL PA GP CORP.,

APPEAL OF: TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA , L.P., & TOLL PA GP CORP., :

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No. 906 EDA 2018

Appeal from the Order Entered March 8, 2018 In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Civil Division at

No(s): Nov. Term 2016 Case ID: 161100904

MICHAEL A. ZISKIND AND INGRID C.

ZISKIND

v.

TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA , L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A.,

AND

APPEAL OF: TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA , L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., :

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No(s): Nov. Term 2016 Case ID: 161101721

MICHAEL MILEY AND JENNIFER

MILEY

v.

TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA II, L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., AND ANDERSEN WINDOWS, INC.

APPEAL OF: TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA II, L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., :

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No. 908 EDA 2018

Appeal from the Order Entered March 1, 2018 In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Civil Division at

No(s): Sept. Term 2017 Case ID: 170901824

BRETT ADAMS, JILL O'DONNELL, JASON TEPFENHARDT, JESSICA TEPFENHARDT, JAMES WIEGERS &

ANN MARIE WIEGERS

v.

TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA , L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., AND ANDERSEN WINDOWS, INC. :

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APPEAL OF: TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA , L.P.,

TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., :

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In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Civil Division at

No(s): Jan. Term 2017 Case ID: 170101225

BRIAN G. BENTRIM AND CATHERINE

S. BENTRIM

v.

TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA , L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC.,

AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., AND ANDERSEN WINDOWS, INC.

APPEAL OF: TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA , L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., :

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No. 910 EDA 2018

Appeal from the Order Entered March 1, 2018 In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Civil Division at

No(s): Oct. Term 2017 Case ID: 171002359

AARON CARLSON AND SUZANNE

CARLSON

v.

TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA II, L.P., TOLL PA GP :

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CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., AND ANDERSEN WINDOWS, INC.

APPEAL OF: TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA II, L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL

ARCHI TECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., :

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No(s): Sept. Term 2017 Case ID: 170901005

BENJAMIN LACSON AND EVELYN

LACSON

v.

TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA , L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A.,

AND ANDERSEN WINDOWS, INC.

APPEAL OF: TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA , L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., :

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No. 912 EDA 2018

Appeal from the Order Entered March 1, 2018 In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Civil Division at

No(s): Oct. Term 2017, Case ID: 171003576

JULIAN CASTANEDA AND BRENNA

CASTANEDA

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APPEAL OF: TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA IV, L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL

AR CHITECTURE I, P.A., :

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Appeal from the Order Entered March 1, 2018 In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Civil Division at

No(s): Oct. Term 2017 Case ID: 171003533

JOHN J. COFFEY AND EILEEN COFFEY

v.

TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA II, L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., AND ANDERSEN WINDOWS, INC.

APPEAL OF: TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA II, L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., :

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No. 914 EDA 2018

Appeal from the Order Entered March 1, 2018 In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Civil Division at

No(s): Sept. Term 2017 Case ID: 170901200

JAMES COOKE AND TRACY COOKE :

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TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA VI, L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., AND ANDERSEN WINDOWS, INC.

APPEAL OF: TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA VI, L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., :

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Appeal from the Order Entered March 1, 2018 In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Civil Division at

No(s): Sept. Term 2017 Case ID: 170903045

THOMAS DEANGELO AND CAGLAYAN

DEANGELO

v.

TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA II, L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., AND ANDERSEN WINDOWS, INC.

APPEAL OF: TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA II, L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., :

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No. 916 EDA 2018

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No(s): Sept. Term 2017 Case ID: 170901003

JAMES COY AND DENISE COY

v.

TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA , L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC.,

AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., AND ANDERSEN WINDOWS, INC.

APPEAL OF: TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA, L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., :

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No. 917 EDA 2018

Appeal from the Order Entered March 1, 2018 In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Civil Division at

No(s): Sept. Term 2017 Case ID: 170901196

TODD ELLIOTT AND JUDITH

ELLIOTT

v.

TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA II, L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., AND ANDERSEN WINDOWS, INC.

APPEAL OF: TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA II, L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL :

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Appeal from the Order Entered March 1, 2018 In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Civil Division at

No(s): Sept. Term 2017 Case ID: 170901907

ROBERT KASPROW AND LAURA

KASPROW

v.

TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA , L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A.,

AND ANDERSEN WINDOWS, INC.

APPEAL OF: TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA , L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A., :

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No. 919 EDA 2018

Appeal from the Order Entered March 1, 2018 In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Civil Division at

No(s): Sept. Term 2017 Case ID: 170902048

FURRUKH MUNAWAR AND AAIYSHA

MUNAWAR

v.

TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL PA, II, L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL BROS., INC., TOLL ARCHITECTURE, INC., TOLL ARCHITECTURE I, P.A.,

AND ANDERSON WINDOWS :

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APPEAL OF: TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL PA II, L.P., (IMPROPERLY PLED AS TOLL PA, II, L.P.,) TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL BROS., INC., TOLL

A RCHITECTURE, INC. AND TOLL ARCHITECTURE, I., P.A. :

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In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Civil Division at No(s): No. 171003571

KEVIN MARCIANO AND ANGELA

MARCIANO

v.

TOLL BROTHERS INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA II, L.P., TOLL PA. GP CORP., AND ANDERSEN WINDOWS,

INC.

APPEAL OF: TOLL BROTHERS INC., TOLL BROS, INC., TOLL PA II, L.P.,

TOLL PA. GP CORP. :

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No. 1640 EDA 2018

Appeal from the Order Dated April 30, 2018 In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Civil Division at

No(s): September Term, 2017, No. 170903704

JAMES WOJNICKI AND KIMBERLY

WOJNICKI

v.

TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL PA, L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL BROS, INC., AND ANDERSEN WINDOWS, INC., :

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APPEAL OF: TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL PA, L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL BROS, INC. ( COLLECTIVELY,

THE "TOLL

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No(s): 02349 February Term, 2018

MENG KOUCH AND LISA C. KOUCH

v.

TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL PA, L.P., TOLL PA II, L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL BROS, INC., AND ANDERSEN WINDOWS, INC., APPEAL: TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL PA II, L.P., TOLL PA, L.P., TOLL PA GP CORP., AND TOLL BROS., INC. ( COLLECTIVELY, THE "TOLL ”)

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No. 1913 EDA 2018

Appeal from the Order Dated May 22, 2018 In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Civil Division at

No(s): 02432 March Term, 2018

JAMES MCFADDEN V. TOLL BROTHERS, INC., TOLL PA, L.P.,

TOLL PA GP CORP., TOLL BROS, INC., AND ANDERSEN WINDOWS,

INC. :

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: No. 2869 E 1 DA 2018

Appeal from the Order Entered August 14, 2018 In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Civil Division at No(s): 180502212

BEFORE: KUNSELMAN, J., MURRAY, J., and PELLEGRINI*, J.

CONCURRING OPINION BY KUNSELMAN, J.: FILED AUGUST 21, 2019

I join the Majority Opinion in all re spects except for one. I agree with

my learned colleagues that (1) the warranty at issue does not bind any

homeowners who did not execute Toll Brothers’ TB Form 1302, (2) the

homeowners are not third

- party beneficiaries under the warranty, and (3) the

language in the homeowners’ complaints do es not constitute admissions that

the homeowners accepted the warranty and arbitration clause.

However, unlike the Majority, I believe that Toll Brothers sufficiently

argued their claim of equitable estoppel. After citing and explaining the

background of Scottsdale I ns. Co. v. Kinsale Ins. Co. , 253 F.Supp.3d 796

(E.D.Pa. 2017) , a nd E.I. DuPont v. R hone Poul e c Fiber & Resin

Intermediates, S.A.S. , 269 F.3d 187 (3d. Cir. 2001)

, as well as other Third

Circuit and district court cases, Toll Brothers applies their holdings to the

homeowners’ allegations as follows:

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*Retired Senior Judge assigned to the Superior Court.J

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- Under Pennsylvania law, n on

- signatories may be estopped from disclaiming an arbitration agreement. Bouriez v. Carnegie Mellon Univ. , 359 F.3d 292, 294 (3d. Cir. 2004). That is, Pennsylvania contract law does not permit a party “ to claim the benefits of the contract and

simultaneo usly avoid its burdens.” Scottsdale 253 F. Supp. 3d at 801. In fact, this sort of “ cherry picking ” is

“ precisely the situation the doctrine of equitable estoppel

seeks to prevent.” Id. Otherwise stated, a non

- signatory cannot embrace an agreement or receive direct benefits under it, but avoid the burdens of that agreement. DuPont

, 269 F.3d 187 at 200

.

The plaintiffs embraced ( i.e. , relied on) the Limited Warranty in at least two ways to their benefit. First, the plaintiffs rely predominately on statements in the L imited Warranty to assert the claims in their complaints. See, e.g.

, R. 65a, 509a, 918a, 1314a, 1687a, 2198a, 2574a, 2955a, 3335a, 3714a, 4089a, 4485a, 4897a, 5305a, 5772a, 6213a, 6593a, 7033a, 7446a, 7824a, 8259a, 8690a, 9124a, 9567a, 10005a, 10427a, 1100 2a, 11380a, 12125a, 12384a (“ Toll Brothers represented in its warranty that it acknowledged

that . . . Toll Broth ers had an ‘ obligation to build in

accordance with applicable building codes.’” ); R

. 280a, 541a

- 542a, 949a, 1344a

- 1345a, 1720a, 2228a

- 2229 a, 2606a, 2987a, 3365a, 3744a, 4119a, 4510a, 4920a, 5338a, 5805a, 6244a, 6625a, 7064a, 7479a, 7855a, 8292a, 8723a, 9157a, 9600a, 10037a, 10457a, 11026a, 1 1408a, 12151a

- 12152a, 12409a (“ Toll Brothers, and/or the other Toll Defendants, made misrepresentatio ns in the warranty

extended on the Home that it was obligated by law to comply with Applicable Building Code and so complied with Applicable Building Code.” ).

Second, for at least eleven of the homes at issue, the plaintiffs have submitted explicit warrant y requests for the damages at issue in their complaints (whether using Toll ’ s warranty request form, sending an email, or through their counsel). R. 679a, 3485a, 3855a, 4281a

- 4282a, 5032a

- 5034a, 6584a ¶¶137,139, 7182a, 8885a, 11174a

- 11175a, 11730a ¶¶15 5,158, 11550a; Tr. 11:14

- 20; 33:12

- 14. At

least four other homes also have warranty request s submitted by the plaintiffs. There is no question that these particular plaintiffs embraced and availed themselves of theJ

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- benefits conferred by the Limited Warra nty by asserting warranty claims for Toll to address.

It is obvious that the plaintiffs embraced the Limited Warranty. And, simply put, the plaintiffs cannot have their cake and eat it too. They have availed themselves of the Limited Warranty such that t hey cannot circumvent the corresponding agreement to arbitrate. Accordingly, the plaintiffs are estopped from disavowing the arbitration agreement given that they availed themselves of the benefits of the Limited Warranty for other purposes.

Toll Brothers’ Brief at 52

– 54. Given all those citations to the homeowners’

complaints, I believe Toll Brothers adequately explained why the federal

authority in Scottsdale and DuPont appl ies in this case

. Thus, I would reach

the merits of the equitable estoppel claim.

Congress, in passing the FAA

, drew no distinction between arbitration

demands made in state or federal court. Indeed, the FAA preempts state law

disfavoring arbitration agreements. See, e.g., AT&T Mobility LLC v.

Concepcion , 563 U.S. 333 (2011). Moreover, due to FAA preemption, I

would apply the Third Circuits ’ precedents on this issue . I would apply

DuPont and Bouriez , just as this Court did in Washburn v. Norther Health

Facilities, Inc. , 121 A.3d 1008 (Pa. Super. 2015) , but refuse to compel

arbitration for the reasons I discuss below

. To do otherwise might subject our

case law to a preemption challenge in federal court. See AT&T

, supra

.

Turning to th e merits of Toll Brothers’ equitable estoppel claim, I

conclude no appellate rel ief is due. T he party seeking to compel arbitration

by a non

- signatory can succeed under a claim of equitable

- estoppel if theJ

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other “person embraces the agreement and directly benefits from it.”

Bouriez , 359 F.3d at 295 (emphasis added).

In making its a rgument, Toll Brothers has misrepresented the federal

precedent upon which it relies. Beginning with the false premise that this is

an “or” test, Toll Brothers claims that “a non

- signatory cannot embrace an

agreement or receive direct benefits under it, b ut avoid the burdens of that

agreement.” Toll Brothers’ Brief at 52 (emphasis added). The Bouriez Court,

which first applied DuPont to a Pennsylvania contract, directs otherwise.

In fact, Bouriez refused to compel arbitration based on the absence of

a benefit to the non

- signatory. “[T]here is simply no evidence in the record

to indicate that Mr. Bouriez directly benefited from the 1996 Agreement

[containing the arbitration clause ] .” Id. at 295.

The same is true here. There is no evidence that the ho meowners

benefited from Toll Brothers’ warranty, despite their alleged reliance upon it.

Indeed, nowhere in Toll Brothers’ brief do es it indicate how the homeowners

actually benefited from the now

- expired warranties on their homes.

In every instance whe re one of the homeowners here att empted to seek

remuneration under the warranty, Toll Brothers rejected the claim for one

reason or another. Thus, no benefit at all came to any of these homeowners

under the warranty. That is why the homeowners sued Toll Brothers

.

Accordingly, Toll Brothers may not force the non

- signatory homeowners into

arbitration based upon a warranty under which they received no benefit.J

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In sum, I concur with the decision to affirm the order entered below;

t he trial court rightfully d enied the petition to compel arbitration.