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Litigation

Nov. 26, 2014

Attorney in construction defect row takes witness stand to try to ward off punitives

After a nearly four months on the offense, construction defect attorney Fred Adelman took the witness stand Monday in a Los Angeles courtroom in order to fend off punitive damages from a fraud verdict.


By Matt Hamilton


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - After a nearly four months on the offense, construction defect attorney Fred Adelman took the witness stand Monday to fend off punitive damages from a fraud verdict.


The same jury that last week rejected Adelman's claims that his home builder and broker sold him a faulty Brentwood mansion decided Monday there was "clear and convincing evidence" that Adelman falsely represe...

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