Construction Defects Law Blog

There is much uncertainty
about the effect of mold and mildew in a confined house hold environment.  A recent study entitled the Cincinnati
Childhood Allergy and Air Pollution Study concludes that exposure to mold by
children in infancy greatly increases the risk of developing asthma at a later
age.  The study concluded that children
that lived in homes with mold during infancy were three times... Read More

Was Toxic Mold cause of
Actresses death?

            Actress Brittany Murphy died in 2009 of pneumonia.  She was 32. 
Her husband died six months later, also of pneumonia.  Now, the mother of Brittany Murphy has reportedly
... Read More

If your home or building is sinking or subsiding, a
geotechnical engineer will be required to analyze the structure, and determine
the appropriate repair.  Geotechnical
engineers have testing methods to analyze the soil to determine what additional
sinking or settling will occur, and the best method of addressing these
problems.  Assuming that the subsidence
is caused by compacting fill, the... Read More

Soil movement claims
generally fall into one of two categories: 
soil subsidence or soil expansion. Soil subsidence occurs when a home or
building is constructed on top of fill soil. 
Fill soil is soil that is imported to the building site, in order to
construct a... Read More

     One of the frequent questions
people ask me is “How does all of the defective construction that is in our
home or building get approved by the building inspector?”  This question is not as easy to answer as you
might think.  First of all, a city
building inspector is not intended to be a guarantor that all work is done Read More

What Happens if My
Developer/Builder Won’t Fix my Construction Defect?

     A common problem these days is when a
developer or builder is either bankrupt or has gone out of business.  Is there anything an owner can do to pursue
relief for construction... Read More