The seller of a home who concealed water or mold problems. What legal claims can I make?
What are my chances of settling my case? Pretty good, if you are willing and able to prepare it for trial. Experience shows that you are unlikely to get any early settlement offers that you would want to accept. There are many reasons for this, including the number of defendants, the unsettled nature of many of the legal issues and the tendency in these cases for the contractors’ insurance companies to resist your claim. But settlements do regularly occur when cases get closer to trial. You should make every effort to settle your case before trial. Trials are expensive. Even if you are not paying your attorneys by the hour, expert witness fees and exhibit preparation costs can be significant. Trials are also unpredictable. You should never count on a jury to do what you want, even though you believe very strongly in your case. Every trial lawyer has a basketful of woeful tales to tell about strange jury results. Moreover, even if you get a good result at trial, nobody will be writing y
