Misrepresentation Claim Barred by Economic Loss Doctrine
The economic loss doctrine (in a nutshell) means you can't sue in tort for purely economic loss (in contrast to personal injury or property damage). Here, Division 2 dismisses an owner's claim that a builder negligently misrepresented the quality of synthetic stucco applied to a home, holding the owner's remedies are limited to the contract under the economic loss doctrine. Division 2 distinguished contrary Division 3 authority on this same issue.
