Posted by K on 6/20/03

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*There's so much to write I will sum up our case but
please realize there is a lot more to it than noted
below* I would like to thank you in advance for taking
the time to read this email and any consideration you give
to taking our case. We need an aggressive AZ attorney who
specializes in
construction defects, insurance bad faith, and personal
injury from toxic mold - medically documented since
purchase of this new house - video taped investigation and
contractor/adjuster communication - recorded phone
conversations - journal - 30 to 40+ construction defects -
many involving major water intrusion including large vent
in two-story attic (4'X 3' vent) set into wall but never
secured or sealed allowing water intrusion into wall
cavities since move in (April 2000) - discovered Feb. 2003
when my husband (electrician) installed a ceiling fan
above our bed in our master suite giving the water a
visible inlet (unnoticed until this point - water seepage
into wall cavities, etc) -much to explain - not enough
space - worked with builder to do the "right thing" for
months - ended up filing with insurance who is becoming
our new nightmare (limiting scope of work, conspiracy with
their hired experts (have proof), lying, etc) - builder
covered up one area of mold when a slow leak was
discovered about a year ago - neighbors witnessed black
stained drywall and insulation being taken from our home -
builder removed us from the house at this time for 3 days
because I have asthma and the "drywall dust" from removing
drywall and replacing it to straighten out very crooked
ceilings/walls - we have hired our own expert who
discovered some of the yellow insulation with black mold
still intact stuck to nail board that the builder missed
when they pulled it out and replaced it with pink
insulation - no remediation was performed they just fixed
the leak and closed the area back up - we didn't even
consider "mold" until Fall 2002 when a slow leak was
discovered above the kitchen soffit coming from the hall
bath upstairs - avoided telling me even though I asked
this time also - we hired a certified lab to test the area
which confirmed toxic mold
(stachybotris/aspergillus/more) - left us in home during
remediation - the builder's hired consultant/expert (was
not even certified) cleared the area after remediation -
our expert noted by looking at the report that it
shouldn't have been cleared because spores were identified
indoors that were not outdoors - that area now is one of
the "moldiest" areas - same consultant contracted by
builder cleared the air testing in February - builder will
not give us complete report - we received smudged reports
that you can tell the lines on the report were drawn back
over the original and changed - further testing from 3 CIH
consultants found opposite results & there are many areas
in the home with toxic mold - I can't even go into the
garage without ending up getting sick and coughing up
blood for weeks - a pulmonary specialist has noted that I
can cough up blood "on command" - he performed a
bronchoscopy - cultures are not back yet - our expert
thinks we may have a "body temperature type mold" that is
not being identified - many tests will produce a false-
negative with this particular species (but there are
others as well) - We were in hotels from Feb-April then
insurance put us in an apartment which we were evacuated
from after 4-5 weeks for water intrusion/mold issues - we
are now in another apartment - we are a family of 6 (four
sons) and we really need an aggressive attorney to
represent us. Even our insurance adjuster says we are in
his top 3 really bad cases & we have a very strong claim
against our builder. Please let me know if you have any
questions. As I stated at the top there is a lot more
information but I have tried to sum it up as tightly as
possible. I will look forward to your thoughts and
hearing from you. Thanks so much!

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