FRONT MATTER
Preface
About the Names
Disclaimer
Dedication

PART I - WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN PARANOID.
Settling in Cleveland
The Lot is Ideal
Contract
Construction

PART II - LOOK WHAT WE BOUGHT!
The Developer Demands More Money
Sloping floors - and More
More Problems - and Letters
The Builder is Banned
"You Need a Litigator"
The Experts Descend

PART III - WE ARE COMPLETELY INNOCENT VICTIMS AND OUR COMPLAINT IS 100% VALID - SO WHAT?
The Builder's Insurer Passes the Buck
Lawsuit!
Response
Pretrials
The House is For Sale
Despair

PART IV - WE ARE JERKED AROUND BY THE LEGAL SYSTEM. THEN JERKED AROUND SOME MORE.
Depositions - First Round
New Experts
All the Experts Agree
Fifth Pretrial
We Are Deposed
"If You Win You Lose"
Trial vs. Settlement
New Repair Estimate: June - September 1988
Coping

PART V - A NEW WAY TO PROFIT: SELL A DEFECTIVE HOME AND REFUSE TO RESPOND TO THE HOMEOWNERS.
Trial
Trial (continued)
Legal Analysis
Decision
Motion to Amend
Transition
Aftermath: Lies and Deception
End of the story

PART VI - DON'T THINK WE'RE UNIQUE. THIS COULD HAPPEN TO ANYONE.
It Happens Everywhere
How to Protect Yourself When Building or Buying a New Home

APPENDIX A. Chronology of Events
APPENDIX C. Bibliography

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