Litigation
Nov. 15, 2014
Attorneys spar in closing arguments in construction defect suit over attorney's home
In closing arguments in a defect trial, Fred Adelman's attorney contended moisture under the home coupled with a flawed air duct system set the stage for a slew of problems that arose after the close of escrow on Adelman's property.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - The dispute between construction defect attorney Fred Adelman and the builder and broker of his multimillion-dollar Brentwood home is, like so much litigation in California, centered on water.
In closing arguments Thursday in the more than three month-long construction defect trial, Adelman's attorney Philip Layfield said moisture under the home coupled with a flawed air-duct system...
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